Italian PO grenade WW1

[Millsman]

Can anyone give me some information about the Italian PO allways grenade. It looks like a development of the BDP grenade. Any information on dates or a sectional drawing would be appreciated.

 

[MINENAZ16]

Hello,
Good references here for Italian grenades : https://www.talpo.it/petardo-offensivo-p.o..html

 

[Millsman]

Many thanks for the diagram.

The PO I saw a few years ago had a body more like a BDP though.

 

[Francesco_Dif]

The body of PO (Petardo Offensivo) is made by sheet can tin ; the OLERGON fuze is a all-ways impact. It exist also a PD (Petardo Difensivo) model with a heavy cast iron fragmentation jacket inside the can tin. And a PI (Petardo Incendiario) filled with WP. If interested there is a book, in Italian sorry, about ww1 grenades.

 

[Francesco_Dif]

BPD has 1 kilogram cast iron cylindrical body with striker delay fuze similar as the yugoslavian models.

Many thanks for the diagram.

The PO I saw a few years ago had a body more like a BDP though.

 

[Millsman]

The body of PO (Petardo Offensivo) is made by sheet can tin ; the OLERGON fuze is a all-ways impact. It exist also a PD (Petardo Difensivo) model with a heavy cast iron fragmentation jacket inside the can tin. And a PI (Petardo Incendiario) filled with WP. If interested there is a book, in Italian sorry, about ww1 grenades.

Please excuse me Francesco. I've checked back on the photos I took of the PO and yes the body is tin plate and the BDP was cast iron. So you are correct. Thanks.

My mistake (memory!)