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Turkish No. 2 Infantry Grenade
- Thread starter moondoggy
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Turkish gren
Hello Moondoggy,
beautiful pics. Have you an idea of the fuzing of this grenade ? Wich era ?
Yoda
Hello Moondoggy,
beautiful pics. Have you an idea of the fuzing of this grenade ? Wich era ?
Yoda
I think that the fuse is the late war "flat" version and dates to around 1917. I have a picture of one in a book with this same fuse. The early grenades had a cone shaped fuse that was produced around 1915. Most that you find don't have the fuse. My opinion is that the fuses were salvaged for the brass and the bodies discarded. I could be wrong about it being a late war fuse. I really don't know the date. I assume that since a flat fuse would be easier to produce, it might be a later design.
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Hello nice bunch of grenades.
Do you no if these were very reliable?
Thanks
vinny :tinysmile_classes_t
Hi. Very nice grenades. I recently purchased one of these from a reputable dealer that turned out to be a reproduction. Fortunately he took it back and gave me a refund. As for the fuze tops, I picked one of them up from the side of the road at ANZAC cove back in the mid eighties. There is an example of the Turkish ball grenades in the Army museum here in NZ that also has the same fuze. Thanks for sharing the pictures, they are very nice. Cheers
Hi vinnyw,
I doubt these were very reliable. They are also quite heavy and it would take a lot of strength to throw these very far. I dont know a whole lot about them. Ive seen a photo of one of these on a catapult launching device. Maybe that is what the ring is for? These are the ones I have come across in my 10+ years of collecting.
Thanks!
I doubt these were very reliable. They are also quite heavy and it would take a lot of strength to throw these very far. I dont know a whole lot about them. Ive seen a photo of one of these on a catapult launching device. Maybe that is what the ring is for? These are the ones I have come across in my 10+ years of collecting.
Thanks!
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Thank you
Vinny :tinysmile_grin_t:
dano1917
RIP
Not just too many moons ago this particular grenade was as rare as hens teeth. then all of a sudden they start surfacing wholesale (pun). Makes this one wonder as the price is not what i'd exactly call cheap. Know whom you're dealing with, cross your fingers and as always, buyer beware. Dano
I have seen a few of these over the years, they have always been made of the soft grey metal, did not have varnish or fuzes, which seem very rare in either type. I seem to remember someone roughly translated the writing on the side as "two ways to operate" or similar.
Just recently the cast iron or steel ones have appeared, as have some reproductions. Does anyone know if the originals were made of steel as well as the grey metal ? were they all varnished originally ? Tony.
Just recently the cast iron or steel ones have appeared, as have some reproductions. Does anyone know if the originals were made of steel as well as the grey metal ? were they all varnished originally ? Tony.
dano1917
RIP
There's the rub Tony. i just don't think anyone knows and they are still uncommon enough that so very little is known. I am familiar with the earlier found examples made of the soft gray metal and there is definately a difference. Who knows?? I personally think there is a s__tload of reproductions on these........Dano