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[paul the grenade]

Hi All.
Heres one of my latest aquisitions.
Its a Russian 1ww Lichin Grenade. Very similar to the british No1 and i could well have been the grenade that influenced its design.
The wood handle is a repro and should have a tail of some sort to help stabilize its flight. Very simple to use. twist the cover to remove it, then turn the top cap into the firing position and throw. It would have exploded on impact
Anyone know what these tails were made from?
Cheers, Paul.

 

[dano1917]

holy shit

Geez Paul, are you quite sure that is the best you can do?? Dano

 

[paul the grenade]

just wait a few minutes dan and i'll post something even better!:tinysmile_fatgrin_t

 

[dano1917]

It was just a joke Paul, Actually don't think one could possibly do much better...Best...Dano

 

[gothica7]

Great find Paul, well done.

Andy

 

[sgtlynn]

And yet another great catch, congrats again!!!!

 

[Grenademan2005]

Another walking stick... :tinysmile_hmm_t:

 

[sgtlynn]

I just found a reference to this grenade in a small manual dated 1917 that states "devised by Captain Lischin in 1904 and used by the Russians in the battle of Mukden. It was charged with dry guncotton and a 1 gramme detonator.

 

[Millsman]

Rarer than hen's teeth. Nice one!

John

 

[Yodamaster]

Lischin grenade

Somethings found here :
http://www.lexpev.nl/grenades/sovietbalkan/russia/lishinstickgrenade.html