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my first discus grenade

Darrol

Darrol

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i got this one a couple of days ago .always wanted one as i know little about them.was a bit of a relic at one point but i think its come up well with a bit of work:)IMG20120806_002.jpgIMG20120806_007.jpgIMG20120806_009.jpgIMG20120806_008.jpg
 
Nice model 1915 discus grenade Darrol
 

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Thanks mate . .was a bit of a problem trying to work out which model it was as i couldnt find any info on sizes and markings .Cheers .
 
well done on an excellent restoration. sometimes they had a circular paper label glued on the side saying " vor gebrauch sprengkapsel einsetzen" before use insert the detonator.
cheers, Paul.
 
cheers guys :) .does anyone have a pic of the label?. think im going to try and reproduce one . .just need a clear pic and sizes.
thank you.
Darrol
 
Darrol. The paper labels were n't always the same size but about 2" is average. Mike.
 
thanks you two. .got plenty of info on label now . .now the chalange of making one :) .
cheers .
 
Darrol if your after making it look aged i tried a little test last week to make an aged internal diagram of a WW1 stick grenade to display with some i got recently. All i did was print the diagram on white paper placed it in a baking tray and poured over half a cup of well mashed tea with no milk in. I then put it in the oven on full temp until the fluid had evaporated. The results were better than i expected it looked quite good and has fooled a few people. Just keep an eye on it when in the oven as it may catch fire if left.
Mick.
 
Bullet Mick said:
Darrol if your after making it look aged i tried a little test last week to make an aged internal diagram of a WW1 stick grenade to display with some i got recently. All i did was print the diagram on white paper placed it in a baking tray and poured over half a cup of well mashed tea with no milk in. I then put it in the oven on full temp until the fluid had evaporated. The results were better than i expected it looked quite good and has fooled a few people. Just keep an eye on it when in the oven as it may catch fire if left.
Mick.
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hi mick . thanks for the advice:) .im quite good at aging stuff already . .made a few old parchment papers for a friend and treasure maps for my kids . . .its the printing thats the hard part as i havent got a printer .:)
thanks Darrol.
 
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