Have you ever made or thought of making

just wondering if any of you guys ever thought of making a peice of militaria / display prop to help inhance your collection or militaria display some more.......perhaps items you know you will never own due to high prices or because of being dangerous, scarce, government laws etc...

(Im not talking about making reproductions to sell on and make money)

I had some free time one morning, and was messing on the woodturning lathe.........didn't know what I was going to make at first, then for some reason I began to turn a german hand grenade - don't ask me why

.......now before any experts tell me other wise - i know it is not exactly the correct shape (I had no drawings or measurements with me at the time, so I was guessing really). However i think I will try again sometime to make a more accurate one, with proper details and proportions.

what do ye think?

 

I can't uploads photos of the finished piece as my computer is acting up, but I'll try again later

 

It looks pretty accurate. Now you need to drill a hole through it , put a wire through the hole and get a porcelaine ring at the buttom. Porcelaine rings are quite easy to find . You can also buy a repro one and get the exact details.

 

Shelac the head, to hide the grain, before you paint that puppy up.....very cool.

 

Thanks guys,.....good idea Skipper, that would make it look much better


I already painted it Brad, will post photo's as soon as my computer lets me!

 

I can't wait Andy. Don't forget to heat up the wood to make it look worn and old.

 

right, im going to try and upload the photos to Flicker again - fingers crossed my slow internet lets me

 

In the end I decided to paint it so that it resembled a smoke grenade:

 

nicely done Andy !

 

Nice Andy!!!!.....I still think if you shelac or varnish the head the wood grain won't show through.....it does look good though!!!

 

Thanks Erich ...........next time I will try to make a more realistic one


..............here's the real thing:

"Nb. 39 Nebelhandgranate
In 1939 the Stielhandgranate design was modified to create the Nebelhandgranate ("smoke hand grenade").
Smoke was used for masking protection from enemy fire and signaling.
There are two variants, the Nb.Hgr.39 and the Nb.Hgr.39b The "b" version differs in the handle, having raised ridges and an additional white band to aid in identification at night.
The Nb.39 “pot”contained a mixture of zinc powder and hexachlorethane which produced a smoke cloud upon ignition. Holes in the bottom provided an escape path for the smoke as it burned."

 

thanks Kai,

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does anyone know if I go ahead and put a porcelaine ring at the base, would it normally come out after you screw off the base?

 

It looks really realistic, well done mate!

 

Yes, the porcelain ball was attached by a string which ran up the centre of the handle to the fuse igniter and would drop out when the base was unscrewed.

If you like, I can take some measurements of the stahlgranate I have in my collection and post them here?

Oh, and well done on your reproduction, Andy.

 

about 1 cm wide each

 

that would be great John, any measurements would be welcome

 

They're the ones, Skipper.

I remember Martin finding one of these, in a field in the Falaise Gap, when we both went relic hunting there a few years back. You often see them for sale at militaria fairs for a few pounds each.

I'll get out my tape measure and calipers.

 

Hi Andy, nicely done and, do you take requests? ;-))

 

The same question was on my mind too.

 

thanks for the comments guys ...........as I say, sometime when college is'nt ruining my life I'll try to make a more realistic/detailed one


Carl / John....my munitions factory isn't quite operational yet I'm afraid