flyingtigerfan Posted April 18, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 18, 2019 Hi all, Bought these 3 grenades locally. None had fuses, I added a fuse to the black grenade, it is appropriate for that type? Also the WWI type with remains of bluish grey paint has had the thread ground down to smooth - any idea why? Thanks in advance for any help. -Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 18, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 18, 2019 The blue appears to be of the earlier MK1 design.THe threads being removed maybe for the purpose of a practice/throwing grenade.A fuze couldn't be threaded into it.I understand a lot of the older grenades were converted to throwing grenades. The black looks like a early Mk2 design and HE.THe early fuzes had a cut back buchon and a short lever. The third looks like a French F1 WW1 era body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbtcoveralls Posted April 18, 2019 Share #3 Posted April 18, 2019 I agree with Doyler about the French F1 grenade. I had a French farmer hand me a live unexploded one he had just dug up with his tractor while plowing his field in the Somme area I very carefully found a place where hopefully it will never be found again Tom Bowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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