depaor01 Posted 21 May , 2018 Share Posted 21 May , 2018 Hi all I was presented with this today and wonder if it is WW1 vintage and if so what its origin is. It weighs 740 grams and has a screw in the top. My fear is that it might be live! I know the party line on munitions and will get it looked at by a professional. In the meantime just looking for background info. It sits on an A4 sheet of paper Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 21 May , 2018 Share Posted 21 May , 2018 Its a granaterwerfer it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depaor01 Posted 21 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 21 May , 2018 Wow. Thanks Tom! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 21 May , 2018 Share Posted 21 May , 2018 Anytime David. http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/militaria/rare-inert-ww1-german-granatenwerfer-mortar-bomb/prod_6128.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 21 May , 2018 Share Posted 21 May , 2018 The middle and right-hand examples in Tom's post #2 photo are the usual projectiles for the Granatenwerfer 16 spigot mortar. I'm not familiar with the more rounded projectile in post #1, but it looks interchangeable and is presumably a variant, perhaps for use against a hardened target. In the later part of the war, German infantry used their smaller calibre grenade launchers/mortars for horizontal direct fire at tanks and strongpoints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ServiceRumDiluted Posted 21 May , 2018 Share Posted 21 May , 2018 One thing about these is the possibility of the propelling blank rifle cartridge being live in the tube. Not something to take a chance on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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