iron hand grenade

[Matchlock]

Hi eftihis,

Great acquisition, that one, and, right: probably Venetian or, in general, North Italian or Austria. Many thanks for sharing! P.S. Why shouldn't it be of Greek origin?

Mark, I think your first guess in dating was quite correct: 17th to 18th century.

No hints or contemporary sources on hand grenades seem to exist before the 16th century but I'll try and re-check that.

For anybody interested in similar early grenades, please see my following thread

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=hand+grenades

Best,
Michael