Category Archives: Weaponry & Relics

Italian Grenades of the Great War Part Three – The S.I.P.E. Hand Grenade

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Magicfingers

Back in the world of hand grenades that look like hand grenades (at least to those of us of my generation), this is one of the most common types of defensive grenade used by Italian troops during the Great War. 

Posted in Italian Grenades, Weaponry & Relics | 11 Comments

Italian Grenades of the Great War Part Two – The Carbone Type C Hand Grenade

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Magicfingers

Those of you with good memories might be thinking that I’ve shown you this type of wire-handled grenade before. 

Posted in Italian Grenades, Weaponry & Relics | 6 Comments

Italian Grenades of the Great War Part One – The Lenticolare M.14 Hand Grenade, Aasens & Other Tales

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Magicfingers

Which also happens to be the answer to Mystery Item No. 2. 

Posted in Italian Grenades, Weaponry & Relics | 6 Comments

Mystery Item No. 2

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Magicfingers

Hot on the heels of Mystery Item #1, what might this battered relic be, do you think? 

Posted in Miscellaneous, Weaponry & Relics | 4 Comments

German Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Four – The Eierhandgranate Model 1917

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Magicfingers

A few years ago I published a post about the German egg grenade, or the Eierhandgranate Model 1917, as it was officially known. 

Posted in German Grenades, Weaponry & Relics | 17 Comments

Mediaeval meets Modern – Grenade Throwers & Launchers of the Great War

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Magicfingers

Small trench mortars, much like grenades, had been around for centuries, and much like grenades, by the early years of the 20th Century, had fallen somewhat out of fashion with modern armies.  Heavy artillery would deal with enemy positions and … Continue reading →

Posted in Weaponry & Relics | 6 Comments

German Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Three – The M1915 Diskushandgranate

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Magicfingers

What’s in the box? 

Posted in German Grenades, Weaponry & Relics | 12 Comments