turpin42
Well-Known Member
Hi all
I havent seen any WW1 mills grenades over here and when this showed up on a auction site just had to get it.
Only problem is it is one of these ashtray cut grenades.
Since it is the only one i've got, had a go at filling in the blanks (if you know what i mean!). Used Plastic padding chemical metal.
The flat on the one side was fixed, then filled in the gaping hole on the other side. It's not quite finished yet. Going to stipple on more thinned padding once i'm happy with the shape to make it blend in and look more like it was cast. Think i'll get away with the fake seam on the flattened side, need to do it again on the other side.
I'm missing pretty much everything on this one so i guess it'll be a email to dugup for some bits...
There was some traces of dark green on the body. I've trawled the posts here for colours and i'm i right in that it should be black with red top and pink band or have i got it all wrong? It may be a No.23 as it has E marking on the back face.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
All the best
T42
I havent seen any WW1 mills grenades over here and when this showed up on a auction site just had to get it.
Only problem is it is one of these ashtray cut grenades.
Since it is the only one i've got, had a go at filling in the blanks (if you know what i mean!). Used Plastic padding chemical metal.
The flat on the one side was fixed, then filled in the gaping hole on the other side. It's not quite finished yet. Going to stipple on more thinned padding once i'm happy with the shape to make it blend in and look more like it was cast. Think i'll get away with the fake seam on the flattened side, need to do it again on the other side.
I'm missing pretty much everything on this one so i guess it'll be a email to dugup for some bits...
There was some traces of dark green on the body. I've trawled the posts here for colours and i'm i right in that it should be black with red top and pink band or have i got it all wrong? It may be a No.23 as it has E marking on the back face.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
All the best
T42