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this is a first ww Turkish grenade as used at galipolli.
should be black or just bare metal finish so get rid of all that horrible green paint. It should have an inscription in Ottoman Turkish which roughly translates as "type 2 infantry grenade"
paul.
The grenade is made from cast iron (I think) and is came with the paint on it already.
Thanks for the info Paul about it being Turkish. There is an inscription on it which has been painted white. I will get to work on removing the paint and then leave it bare metal. Will post picture when it's done.
Spot on there Paul, did you have three weetabix for breakfast this morning !:tinysmile_fatgrin_t it's good to see one of these grenades with a fuse or part of ? usually they are missing. I must have had mine the best part of thirty years, it was one of the first grenades I bought. Not quite sure exactly what metal they are made from, does'nt seem to rust so probably not cast iron. I have never seen one painted before, usually just bare metal. Tony.
got to be honest here if i had seen that for sale i would have thought it was a cheap holiday souvenir salt shaker...thanks for showing it and the info
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