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WW1 German 1917 Egg Grenades

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ehre_treue

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Recently I have found a new passion as many collectors do. I have a new interest in cross sections and how they are done.

I recently purchased a large quantity of German 1917 Egg Hand Grenades to start making my own sectioned items. I am doing these by hand with a Hacksaw and Drimmel and a Grinder. The process is slow taking about a week and a half per grenade. If any of the more experienced collectors or forum members have any recommendations or input I look forward to hearing it.

If anyone knows where I can find the paints that were used on these grenades or one similar to it I would love to find some.

I have thought about using an Airbrush kit to paint these..... Any thoughts on this as a means in the restoration process.

Below are some pictures of the grenades I have completed as well as a couple that are in the works.

***NOTE TO MODERATORS***

I have included the picture from EGUN again of the items I purchased. They are completely inert and free of all explosive material and in no way violate your policies. The picture is meant to give a reference point from start to finnish of my restoration process.

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I totally understand your passion but myself, see true beauty in the relic eggs as they are. I do totally like the effect seen in sections so make no mistake there is no unkind word here but seeing that pile of relic eggs just makes me sport wood. I hope you post pics of your sections when done because as I said, I see beauty in all. The only section I have done was on a '15 discus grenade and it took some time of deliberation to decide to cut. Again I love the sections but am hard pressed to do it myself even on the most "cacked" of examples. My main passion with the relic examples is finding out where they were found. Then I truly feel a historical connection to the piece. If I ever do another section it'll have to be on a 70's or 80's 40mm common example........Dano
 

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Thank You Dano,

I wrote you when i received these to see if you had any interest. I got no response. Now I have cleaned them all :( I have found several "eggs" myself and I also like the as found appearance. Sometimes they are so caked you never know whats underneath. Did you get my other response to your thread on Disk grenades? I have been looking to get my hands on a couple of the smaller versions.
 
I did not get the message and would be interested. The smaller (m1913) defensive discs can be very hard to find. My collection went 10 years without one, then I found both versions (alloy and also tin innerds) within a couple of months of each other. PM me on the eggs if you would...Dano
 
Great effort ehre -treue. heres a page of all the grenades ive sectioned. The best way to go about it is to plan exactly where you want to make the cut and mark the gren with a pen so you can follow the lines exactly. with cast iron grens a hacksaw is best. buy the top quality blades and you will have an easy job. for tin plate grens i use a rotary dremel tool which is easier. and finish of the edges with a good file. If you need anymore help or advice feel free to ask.
http://www.paul-spence1964.com/sectionedgrenades.html
cheers, Paul.
 
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