Cool WW2 finds

[reddirt]

I was boonie stomping at my grandparents place again.
WW2 American hand grenade. I have found probably a dozen or so american grenades over the years.

Here's a WW2 Japanese hand grenade. I have only found a few of these. This one was in the best condition. Recently I found a cache of 4-5 japanese grenades.

Anyone familiar with these? Is that part of the pin?

 

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[birdman]

Very cool but spooky also.

 

[RPSwede]

Boom Boom nice finds!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Yeah that's a pin on the Japanese grenade, you pull it then strike the cap to activate it. (Don't try it, it could explode immediately) That one is probably still live and I'd be VERY CAREFUL with it, they weren't very well made. It's a Type 97 fragmentation grenade. Those things can be very unstable and even after 66 years still VERY deadly. I wouldn't try pulling the fuse out either, best thing to do is call an expert to get rid of it safely.


The American one has no fuse, and is safe to handle, but check for a redish substance inside which would be TNT residue.

Be careful out there.

 

[clovis97]

My goodness.

Those are awesome finds, but they make me nervous just looking at a picture of them, especially the Jap grenade.

Cool, but deadly.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Yikes!!!!

 

[rottonr]

That is cool. Be safe and what country you finding those in?

 

[TN_MD]

Nola Ken is Correct about your Grenades and plz be very carefull , better to call an expert than to be 6' under.

 

[teleman 2525]

i agree with some of the others cool finds but huge protential for danger they can and finds like that still kill to this day be carfull

 

[reddirt]

Yeah that's a pin on the Japanese grenade, you pull it then strike the cap to activate it. (Don't try it, it could explode immediately) That one is probably still live and I'd be VERY CAREFUL with it, they weren't very well made. It's a Type 97 fragmentation grenade. Those things can be very unstable and even after 66 years still VERY deadly. I wouldn't try pulling the fuse out either, best thing to do is call an expert to get rid of it safely.


The American one has no fuse, and is safe to handle, but check for a redish substance inside which would be TNT residue.

Be careful out there.

Thanks for the info.

 

[reddirt]

That is cool. Be safe and what country you finding those in?

Guam

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I think it's easy for us to forget that there's so much live ordinance in the ground in many countries, especially since it's not that common here. People are killed or maimed by it all the time though, and occasionally it's relic hunters like us. I've even heard of a guy killed here in the states by a CW cannonball he was trying to defuse in his basement. It's very important to always remember that just because it's been in the ground a long time doesn't mean it isn't potentially dangerous. If you have any doubts, call the bomb squad, it's better to lose out on a relic, than lose an arm or your life.

 

[allen]

leave them where they are
and call the bomb squad in.