Hello fellow collectors,
I found this site doing some research for a few new items I picked up for my collection.
Although I am not a hard core ordnance collector hopefully I can contribute in the future to this site , now I need your help.
The small grouping has 2 artillery shells , 1 odd 37MM shell and a grenade I don't have a clue on.
All items were bring back items from WW1.
The grenade I need information on has a sheet metal body, removing top safety cap exposes a loose pivoting fuse.
There is a strap wrapped around fuse holder which appears to be attached to a safety pin that keeps the firing pin from hitting till thrown.
The pin has to be pulled to unwrap strap, firing pin is spring loading to hold pin up. So again I am guessing that the grenade has to have safety cap off and then when thrown has to hit head down on the firing pin.
The lady I got these from said her Grandfather brought these back and had indicated this was a practice grenade.
As can be seen in photo the ONLY markings are the P.O. On the body
Thank you all in advance for your help
Tom
I found this site doing some research for a few new items I picked up for my collection.
Although I am not a hard core ordnance collector hopefully I can contribute in the future to this site , now I need your help.
The small grouping has 2 artillery shells , 1 odd 37MM shell and a grenade I don't have a clue on.
All items were bring back items from WW1.
The grenade I need information on has a sheet metal body, removing top safety cap exposes a loose pivoting fuse.
There is a strap wrapped around fuse holder which appears to be attached to a safety pin that keeps the firing pin from hitting till thrown.
The pin has to be pulled to unwrap strap, firing pin is spring loading to hold pin up. So again I am guessing that the grenade has to have safety cap off and then when thrown has to hit head down on the firing pin.
The lady I got these from said her Grandfather brought these back and had indicated this was a practice grenade.
As can be seen in photo the ONLY markings are the P.O. On the body
Thank you all in advance for your help
Tom