dano1917
RIP
If you're not just too much of a perfectionist a decent display of German WWI stick grenades can be had very economically. I am not talking repro here, just modification of known original pieces. I am a firm believer that perfectly presentable pieces can be had/modified on a low buck diet. Now these in no way hold a candle to some of the very fine pieces I have seen posted on BOCN, but for a collector such as myself on a low-buck budget a nice displayable piece(s) can be had while maintainig a good % of the original piece. Oh well, here goes.
Photo 1 left - This m1917 stick is all original with only a repaint on the can and twist handle. she displays fine and set me back 150.00 U.S.
Photo 1 center - This is a 100% original m1917 practice stick with original paint, just a bit rough 150.00 U.S.
Photo 1 right - I bought a pretty solid relic m1915 can for 30.00 U.S. and the repro early (ball finial) 1915 stick was given to me as a gift. Total investment 30.00 U.S.
Photo 2 - I bought the relic m1917 can or 10.00U.S. (has some rust holes) and the handle was a "throw in" on a major trade deal. Total investment 10.00 U.S.
Don't get me wrong here as I would rather have the nicer more original fullly stenciled top notch sticks but for me this would represent a happy medium
Each displays fine and all cans and 2 of the entire grenades are 100% original.
Total investment on these 4 WWI German stick grenades 340.00us or an average of 85.00 US each. For those of us on a budget it certainly makes sense.
On the other side of the coin why not save up the 340.00 and get one nice one. Well for openers 340.00 will not buy a nice stick grenade anymore. Just throwing alternatives out there.
another case in point would be the rare m1913 German Baby defensive discus. I was fortunate to be able to purchase a good one with the alloy guts. I still needed one with the tin guts (variant). I found original m1913 German baby defensive discus shell halves on ebay for 100.00. I had an overstock of m1915 offensive discus grenades. I disassembled the m1915, removed the guts and cut down the inerds to fit the m1913 shells. A perfect fit and a piece of cake. And enopugh of the '13 was still original enough that I display it proudly. I am sure there are many purists crying FOUL but I guess it all depends on your disposition...Respectfully......Dano
Photo 1 left - This m1917 stick is all original with only a repaint on the can and twist handle. she displays fine and set me back 150.00 U.S.
Photo 1 center - This is a 100% original m1917 practice stick with original paint, just a bit rough 150.00 U.S.
Photo 1 right - I bought a pretty solid relic m1915 can for 30.00 U.S. and the repro early (ball finial) 1915 stick was given to me as a gift. Total investment 30.00 U.S.
Photo 2 - I bought the relic m1917 can or 10.00U.S. (has some rust holes) and the handle was a "throw in" on a major trade deal. Total investment 10.00 U.S.
Don't get me wrong here as I would rather have the nicer more original fullly stenciled top notch sticks but for me this would represent a happy medium
Each displays fine and all cans and 2 of the entire grenades are 100% original.
Total investment on these 4 WWI German stick grenades 340.00us or an average of 85.00 US each. For those of us on a budget it certainly makes sense.
On the other side of the coin why not save up the 340.00 and get one nice one. Well for openers 340.00 will not buy a nice stick grenade anymore. Just throwing alternatives out there.
another case in point would be the rare m1913 German Baby defensive discus. I was fortunate to be able to purchase a good one with the alloy guts. I still needed one with the tin guts (variant). I found original m1913 German baby defensive discus shell halves on ebay for 100.00. I had an overstock of m1915 offensive discus grenades. I disassembled the m1915, removed the guts and cut down the inerds to fit the m1913 shells. A perfect fit and a piece of cake. And enopugh of the '13 was still original enough that I display it proudly. I am sure there are many purists crying FOUL but I guess it all depends on your disposition...Respectfully......Dano
