1700's Hand Grenade!!

[The Patriot]

Well found this 1750's hand grenade last week and finally restored it today..it should be noted that the original fuse plus was inside....

 

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[CRUSADER]

Very cool condition!
How about a little background story about the find & location?

 

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[ArfieBoy]

Fantastic find! Congratulations! What a great restoration on the grenade, also! Thanks for posting.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Such a fantastic find! Well done!

 

[oldmxrat]

Cool and unusual to the max! Congrats!

 

[Rege-PA]

That is a banner worthy find of a rare piece of munitions. Can you please post the weight and size including the fuse hole diameter...

 

[jewelerguy]

cool. would be nice if you had included a little history behind the area where you found it

 

[WannaDig3687]

Very cool find! Great job restoring it also. Congrats!

 

[crashbandicoot]

cool. would be nice if you had included a little history behind the area where you found it

Every body likes a little history.