Here's a good one. An early IED.

[Millsman]

Just seen in an overseas museum.

Brownie points for anyone to identify?

John

 

[spotter]

Orsini type grenade ..

 

[Millsman]

Well done! Lollipop winner of the day.

In the Vienna Crime museum. Used by Anarchists in the 1880's.

I bet Paul would like one!

John

 

[hangarman]

They have one of these in the Alpine shed museum at Osborne house on the Isle of Wight.

 

[Yodamaster]

Someone have technical data ? Hmm ?


Yoda

 

[Bonnex]

Well done! Lollipop winner of the day.

In the Vienna Crime museum. Used by Anarchists in the 1880's.

I bet Paul would like one!

John

Not just Paul. I had the pleasuire of handling one of these last year before it disappeared off to a collector in the USA.

 

[Millsman]

Someone have technical data ? Hmm ?


Yoda

I don't have any but they seem to be a simple egg shaped body drilled and tapped to take any number of percussion cap 'heads' as used on firearms of the period. They seem to take anything between a half a kilo and 1.5 kilos of black powder charge, depending on the size. The one photographed would probably take a half kilo of powder.

John

 

[Yodamaster]

Found this :

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/70898-Grenage-or-Bomb



Yoda