Category Archives: Weaponry & Relics

The Rifle Grenade Part Three – The German Karabingranate M17

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Magicfingers

The Germans’ response to the French Viven-Bessière grenade we looked at last time was the Karabingranate M17, introduced in 1917. 

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The Rifle Grenade Part Two – The French Viven-Bessière Grenade

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Magicfingers

Here’s a neat, but deadly, little thing. 

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The Rifle Grenade Part One – The Italian Benaglia Rifle Grenade

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Magicfingers

This is the Italian Benaglia rifle grenade, actually a rod grenade, there being different ways of launching a grenade from a rifle.

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British Hand Grenades of the Great War – The Mills Bomb

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Magicfingers

It would be remiss of me not to include the ubiquitous Mills Bomb in this series of posts about Great War hand grenades, although I am not a collector of British grenades per se, and wouldn’t pretend to know as … Continue reading →

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Mystery Item No. 3 – The Answer & Other Russian Miscellanea

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Magicfingers

For those of you still wondering – well done to Andrew and in particular Walter – exactly what this little bottle is, let’s not string it out.  Here’s the answer. 

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Mystery Item No. 3

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Magicfingers

What might this be, and what was it used for? 

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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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