Can Anyone Help Please? M24 Grenades

[Kilroy was Here]

Hi, I have these 5 M24 sticks, and these 2 cans only. Is there someone here that can help me to get some bits & pieces and heads/cans, so I can maybe put these M24's together finally? I need the parts you see, like the end threads for the screw caps, also the screw caps, and maybe someone knows where to get a couple fairly nice cans for sale, or maybe trade?

There is a fairly nice condition 1939 Richard Rinker handle in the lot, with the original fittings and cap on it. I had a head on it that was dated 43 and it was a bit ratty, so I sold on a different handle a couple years ago thinking that I will someday find the right matching Rinker 1939 dated head for the stick......haha! but I have learned here on BOCN (just one of the many things learned) that this is probably not going to happen. Maybe if I was 20 years younger had had 20 years more to search, and search, and search, I might find one made by Rinker and dated 39 for this handle.
So I will have to settle for maybe a date that is close, and that looks like it matches this 1939 stick with it's age and wear.

Any help or info where I might find and buy these parts/cans will be much appreciated. You can also PM me if you want to contact me. Thank you.

 

[Grenademan2005]

Not difficult for the cans, but for the end caps is another thing. I can ask to a friend if he still have cans.

 

[Kilroy was Here]

Not difficult for the cans, but for the end caps is another thing. I can ask to a friend if he still have cans.

OK Miguel, Thanks, that will be good.

 

[grenades]

I will try to get for you the end threads for the screw caps and the screw caps.

 

[Kilroy was Here]

I will try to get for you the end threads for the screw caps and the screw caps.

OK, Great, Thank you, please let me know.
:tinysmile_grin_t:

 

[Grenademan2005]

When Steve get his ones, I would need a few too :tinysmile_hmm_t:.

 

[ekim199944]

I have just joined this form and have run across your posting. I can't help you but you may be able to help me. I have just acquired a M24 grenade, the handle is dated 42. The can is in good shape except for rust, it is solid. I have a fuze, and the other parts of the grenade are in really good shape. My question is what color should the can and other metal parts be. They look like they were a very dark gray originally. Can you tell what color yours are.
Thanks
Mike

 

[dano1917]

Never ceases to amaze me, the olio of parts we can accumulate over the years, maybe stuff in box of goodies under a dealers table at a show. You think, maybe i'll need this someday, I know i've seen the other part of that one, somewhere? Add all this up over years of scrounging and I think the bulk of us collectors end up with boxes upon boxes of stuff "we'll need someday". Steve your sticks are much more complete than what I am alluding to here but I have many such boxes in my shed. I had a m1915 stick grenade handle (the early one with ball finial) that I picked up at a show in St. Louis in the late '80's, held onto it for some 15 odd years, then found a beautiful '15 can that was a perfect fit. I think the part collecting is every bit as much a part of the hobby as collecting complete examples. I would bet that if every BOCN member showed up at the same place with all their such boxes a plethora of goodies could be assembled. My point, I dunno..........Dano

 

[Kilroy was Here]

I have just joined this form and have run across your posting. I can't help you but you may be able to help me. I have just acquired a M24 grenade, the handle is dated 42. The can is in good shape except for rust, it is solid. I have a fuze, and the other parts of the grenade are in really good shape. My question is what color should the can and other metal parts be. They look like they were a very dark gray originally. Can you tell what color yours are.
Thanks
Mike

Hi Mike, welcome to the forum. The colors of the fittings on these sticks I show are a green color and rust :tinysmile_cry_t4: haha I believe it's called field green. I think most M24's are a green color. I've noticed there are also slightly different shades of green depending on the manufacturer. Later in the war they used the tan color a lot.

Although I do have a M43 grenade that is definitely a dark grey color. I was told that the dark gray was a Kreigsmarine color? I'm not sure about that Kreigsmarine color info though. But it's definitely grey color when compared to one of my green M24's. There is also a "feldgrau" color that translates to "field grey", but not sure if that was just a color for helmets etc.

Maybe one of the M24 supermen of the forum will answer this definitively sometime. I think many people are at this big Ciney military show in Belgium right now. :tinysmile_cry_t4: I want to go also!

 

[Kilroy was Here]

Never ceases to amaze me, the olio of parts we can accumulate over the years, maybe stuff in box of goodies under a dealers table at a show. You think, maybe i'll need this someday, I know i've seen the other part of that one, somewhere? Add all this up over years of scrounging and I think the bulk of us collectors end up with boxes upon boxes of stuff "we'll need someday". Steve your sticks are much more complete than what I am alluding to here but I have many such boxes in my shed. I had a m1915 stick grenade handle (the early one with ball finial) that I picked up at a show in St. Louis in the late '80's, held onto it for some 15 odd years, then found a beautiful '15 can that was a perfect fit. I think the part collecting is every bit as much a part of the hobby as collecting complete examples. I would bet that if every BOCN member showed up at the same place with all their such boxes a plethora of goodies could be assembled. My point, I dunno..........Dano

And your point?........haha! funny Dano. You just felt like typing? :wink:

 

[ekim199944]

Steve
It's Mike again. When I look closely at the can, there is one spot that seems to be a very, very dark green. I guess with age and rust it could have darkened. What I have is an original fuze, and a can like I described. Also, I have an excellent handle marked "41 evy" with the bottom end complete with threads and cap with spring and cardboard, or whatever it is, intact. The top part, where the can screws on is missing. I have another handle, with the top part, that is a bit rusty and missing the screws. It is marked, very lightly, "42 dbk", the bottom of this one is rusted away. Is there a way of removing the top end, without ruining the handle? The screws are gone but it will not move. It seems that they were glued on, by what I see on the other handle. There remains a black glue like substance. I was told by someone not to repaint the can as it would kill the collecting value of the grenade, but since I am trying to put one together from a collection of parts I would think the collection value would be low anyway. I would appreciate any help you can give me. I am really not a grenade collector exclusively, but a military collector, and would like to add it to my collection.

 

[Kilroy was Here]

Steve
It's Mike again. I am really not a grenade collector exclusively, but a military collector, and would like to add it to my collection.

Hey Mike, if your not a grenade collector per say now, you will be if you hang out on this forum for a while. :bigsmile:

Hard to advise on your grenade without some pics of it. Maybe you can post a few when you get a chance. I do not see a problem in swapping some parts to make one good example. If the fitting is epoxied on the stick it might be a bit hard not to damage the stick though.

 

[Tmine35]

You may try to gently heat the glued metal part with small butane torch. If it's epoxy glue if nearly melts at a bit over 100 degrees C and gets loose. This temperature still does not damage the metal or wood - worth of trying instead of using force.

 

[Kilroy was Here]

You may try to gently heat the glued metal part with small butane torch. If it's epoxy glue if nearly melts at a bit over 100 degrees C and gets loose. This temperature still does not damage the metal or wood - worth of trying instead of using force.

Great idea Reino, thanks, I will remember to try this myself when needed.

 

[vinnyw]

Hello Steve
I HAVE 3 ENDS AND THE CAPS ALSO,JUST WHAT YOU NEED.i USUALLY GET $40.00 NO PROBLEM.im WILLING TO TRADE BUT AS FAR AS i NO ALL YOU HAVE THAT INTEREST ME IS THE rUSSIAN BOTTLE FOR NTHE BOX MINE.VINNY:tinysmile_fatgrin_t

 

[Kilroy was Here]

Hello Steve
I HAVE 3 ENDS AND THE CAPS ALSO,JUST WHAT YOU NEED.i USUALLY GET $40.00 NO PROBLEM.im WILLING TO TRADE BUT AS FAR AS i NO ALL YOU HAVE THAT INTEREST ME IS THE rUSSIAN BOTTLE FOR NTHE BOX MINE.VINNY:tinysmile_fatgrin_t

Nice, thanks Vinny. I have 2 bottles left, I can work something with you for one of them. Email me some pics of what parts you have please.

 

[ekim199944]

Heat gun works

Tried a heat gun instead of small butane torch. Wrapped the wood with aluminum foil and put the heat gun on high. Within seconds the metal end came right off. The edge of the metal has rusted and made it a bit ragged so I am applying J-B Weld to it. When dry will sand to smooth it up and repaint. It will look great on the other handle that I have, which is excellent shape. Now to clean up the can. I have come up with an idea to recreate the fuze well. If it works out will let you know. Thanks for all of the advise so far.
Mike

 

[Tmine35]

A small advice when attaching the metal part to handle back again; don't use epoxy glue but buy a small and cheap hot glue pistol ( 10 Euros or so ). With hot glue you get the parts together tight and fast - and the best thing is that if you ever need to apart them again you need much less heat than with epoxy glue.

 

[Kilroy was Here]

A small advice when attaching the metal part to handle back again; don't use epoxy glue but buy a small and cheap hot glue pistol ( 10 Euros or so ). With hot glue you get the parts together tight and fast - and the best thing is that if you ever need to apart them again you need much less heat than with epoxy glue.

You are a genius Reino. I agree 100% and don't know why I didn't think to use a glue gun before. I will go tomorrow and buy a refill package of hot glue sticks. I've had the glue gun sitting for 15 years in the garage. My ex wife used it for making crafts. It will now be one of the nicest things she didn't take with her. :tinysmile_twink_t:

 

[Kilroy was Here]

Tried a heat gun instead of small butane torch. Wrapped the wood with aluminum foil and put the heat gun on high. Within seconds the metal end came right off. The edge of the metal has rusted and made it a bit ragged so I am applying J-B Weld to it. When dry will sand to smooth it up and repaint. It will look great on the other handle that I have, which is excellent shape. Now to clean up the can. I have come up with an idea to recreate the fuze well. If it works out will let you know. Thanks for all of the advise so far.
Mike

Great Mike, sounds like it's going along good. Would like to see pics as your doing this project, but if not, at least show pics when you get it done.