Pea Shooter
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I recently picked up these three examples of the Batte grenades. The first is the Ignition fuse, then the Lugged fuse, and last the Nobel fuse. Can anyone tell me about the Nobel fuse?
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WW1 Batte Grenades
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Pea Shooter
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So is it a fantasy piece or idea? Vaughn
They would appear to be original although I would suspect the fuzes may be repros . Here are 3 I have that have all original fuzes . The one on the right is quite unusual for a Battye as it has very shallow lateral grooves but there were many variations . I would slightly disagree with Millsman , a Battye with all original components might well be a better buy than a Mills grenade as it would be much , much harder to find . I hope this helps you . Mike .
I think the Battye is an interesting point in grenade history. Hastily designed and renowned for failing in battle. A weapon of desperation. I saw one of the Lugged Battyes at Chatham last month. It's the only one I've consciously noticed.
It's a shame they are so poorly regarded and deserve a better press. Yes, Mike - original components is the key, and in most cases it's just the body that's original. At least 2 of Peas Shooters examples look good. A very good find in the USA I suspect.
John
It's a shame they are so poorly regarded and deserve a better press. Yes, Mike - original components is the key, and in most cases it's just the body that's original. At least 2 of Peas Shooters examples look good. A very good find in the USA I suspect.
John
Many thanks for that post. I had no idea the French also used the Battye. Great photos.
John
Do try to keep up, John...
http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/90047-French-grenade-Battye?highlight=battye
Tom.
Pea Shooter
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I purchased the Batte grenades to do a display of early grenades of WW1. They are about all that survived as opposed to jam tin bombs etc. Vaughn
Very kind , thank you :tinysmile_cry_t3: