alastaircox Posted 15 May , 2013 Share Posted 15 May , 2013 I would be grateful if anyone can help identify the following from my WW1 trench art collection. It has been overpainted in the mottled brown. I believe it to be a grenade, the inside has the fragmentation pattern usually found outside. It is in cast iron, opens at both ends with no evidence of threads, 9cm long and weights 444g. It is marked H.L.D 1915. I have trawled endless grenade websites and the closest I can find is the American Civil War Rains or Ketchum style which it can't be. Please help?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 15 May , 2013 Share Posted 15 May , 2013 British No.16 Hand Grenade - 'The Oval Pattern'. Introduced in early 1915. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 15 May , 2013 Share Posted 15 May , 2013 Possibly the first version of the German Eierhandgranate - egg grenade? The later versions had an external fragmentation belt but the early ones were completely smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastaircox Posted 15 May , 2013 Author Share Posted 15 May , 2013 Both seam to be a good fit. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 15 May , 2013 Share Posted 15 May , 2013 Possibly the first version of the German Eierhandgranate - egg grenade? The later versions had an external fragmentation belt but the early ones were completely smooth They didn't have internal fragmentation and were a different shape and size to that depicted though. The German grenade also only has one hole whereas the No.16 has one for the fuze gasket and one for the filler. The No.16 matches in all respects. (PS. what you refer to as the 'fragmentation belt' was actually for improved grip, not for fragmentation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 15 May , 2013 Share Posted 15 May , 2013 http://www.lexpev.nl/grenades/europe/unitedkingdom/no16.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastaircox Posted 15 May , 2013 Author Share Posted 15 May , 2013 Looks spot on, thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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