Pirate ship grenade

[SG500]

Its interesting what washes up on the beach........

https://www.foxnews.com/science/pirate-ship-hand-grenade-discovered-near-17th-century-wreck-site

 

[Gspragge]

So these are Royal Navy or Army grenades of that period in transit not really "Pirate"
grenades ? A good find in any event.

 

[siegfreid]

So these are Royal Navy or Army grenades of that period in transit not really "Pirate"
grenades ? A good find in any event.

I believe the modern view is that the Royal Navy were pirates in those days !
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[deadeye18]

Good find,I wonder if an X ray picture would reveal it better.