dano1917
RIP
Hi all, I got this French WW1 P1 pear grenade in the post this morning from smle2009 (thanks Tony). In pic 1 you can see that body has cracks all around the grenade body. Now what I do in a case like this is overfill cracks with spackling, then heat with blowtorch (this dries spackle in about 30 seconds) then sand spackle down, then body is ready to paint (pic 2). 3 coats of gloss lacquer later you end up with a restored body (pic 3). total time invested about 45 minutes. I have not decided to do with spoon as is is kind of "cacked". Debating on fitting body with m1916 French percussion fuze as they were also made in that configuration..Dano