Author Archives: Magicfingers

Italian Grenades of the Great War Part Five – The Excelsior-Thévenot P2 Hand Grenade

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Magicfingers

Allow me to introduce you to the Excelsior-Thévenot P2 hand grenade. 

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Coming Soon to a Website Near You!

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Magicfingers

For those of you currently struggling with all things grenades, here’s a cemetery for you (grenades, cemeteries, that’s some weird site you got there, boy). 

Posted in Dranouter, Kemmel, Loker | 9 Comments

French Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Three – The Citron Foug Modèle 1916

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Magicfingers

Well, the Citron bit is fairly obvious, in that it’s shaped like a lemon. 

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French Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Two – The Percutante No. 1 (P1)

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Magicfingers

This is the French Percutante No. 1 defensive hand grenade, referred to in the trenches, as you might imagine, as the ‘pear’ grenade. 

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French Hand Grenades of the Great War Part One – Grenade Modèle 1914

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Magicfingers

Now that’s what I call a proper Boy’s Own bomb. 

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Strathdearn War Memorial

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Magicfingers

Well, I have dragged it out as long as I can, but this is the final memorial from my pre-Covid Scottish trip. And an unusual style of memorial it is, too. There are thirty names on the Great War Roll … Continue reading →

Posted in Highlands, Scotland, U.K. Churches, Memorials & Cemeteries - Back in Blighty | 6 Comments

Italian Grenades of the Great War Part Four – The BPD Hand Grenade

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Magicfingers

Here we have the BPD hand grenade, one of the early defensive hand grenades used by the Italian Army during the Great War. 

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