Category Archives: Weaponry & Relics

Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Eleven – The Schwere Hand Grenade Part Four

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Magicfingers

Another heavy Schwere hand grenade, this version introduced into the Austro-Hungarian Army during the latter part of the war.

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Der Deutsche Infanterieschild

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Magicfingers

Here’s an interesting relic that resides behind my chair whilst I’m typing this bunkum.

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Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Ten – The Zeitzünder M16 Grenade

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Magicfingers

The Zeitzünder M15 was superseded by the M16 ‘Torpedo’ in 1916, ostensibly because it had a greater range, although the M15 continued to be used, presumably until stocks ran out.  The M16 was a smooth tube, cast-iron canister grenade that, like the … Continue reading →

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Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Nine – The Zeitzünder M15 Grenade Part Two

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Magicfingers

Another Zeitzünder M15 grenade, although unlike the previous example I showed you, this is one hundred percent the hand grenade version, as the handle demonstrates.

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Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Eight – The Zeitzünder M15 Grenade Part One

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Magicfingers

This is the Zeitzünder M15 grenade, or the Guguruz, meaning something like corn-on-the-cob, as it was colloquially known.

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Austro-Hungarian Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Seven – The Zylindergranate

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Magicfingers

Given that there ain’t that much going on here at the moment following our Boesinghe tour – at least above water – beneath I am paddling like crazy – here’s another in our sometime series of Great War Austro-Hungarian hand … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Boesinghe Part Fourteen – The Carrefour des Roses & Francis Ledwidge Memorial

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Magicfingers

So here we are in the fields on the eastern side of the Yser Canal, looking west towards the spire of Boesinghe church, some three quarters of a mile away on the other side of the water.

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