Who knows wat is it?

[grenades]

Hi all.This is new item in my collection.
I can only tell that this is rifle grenade from wwI and rod is missing.I cant finde also one part of igniter.
I wonder if someone know what is it and have these type of grenade in collection(besides AC_23)

 

[pat]

hi
it's a ww1 russian rifle grenade ,name zelengoso or zelenski

 

[grenades]

Good job
Do you have any info,pics or drows of this grenade?

 

[dano1917]

I've never seen the likes of this one and am glad to find out what it is. Pretty cool with the top whirly copter piece and all...Dano

 

[jhonni \]

I don't see any photo...
Please download again.

Eugene.

 

[jhonni \]

hi
it's a ww1 russian rifle grenade ,name zelengoso or zelenski

Have doc's or info about? I've never seen too that device...

 

[grenades]

See in you book page 26.There is one diffrence between them.On drowing in book grenade has frgmentation outside of the body,my has inside.

 

[jhonni \]

Yep, exactly!!
You don't show bottom of grenade for us....
In bottom was a plug - adapter for the metal rod and for the handle.
This grenade M1904 by Zelensky was an universal hand-rifle grenade.
First model had a chopped body. Main charge was a black powder.
Fuse type percussion - blank cartridge with bullet from paper.
On your photo is a later variant of this grenade i think (different fuse construction and smooth body).
For the shot from rifle, on grenade install metal rod. For throw by hand, on it install a wooden handle. At a shot from rifle, grenade fly away on distance 200 steps.

Have your model a plug in bottom?
If in the bottom part there is no aperture for the adapter, possibly it is later model, and used as hand grenade only.

Very cool rifle grenade and very very rare!!!

Thanks for the photos!
Sorry for my technical english guy's, it's very hard for me....

Cheers!

Eugene.