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Old 24th September 2010, 12:13 AM   #1
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A most remarkable find and a most remarkable thread bought back to light, thanks for sharing guys.
I was surprised to see just how many of these were excavated in the link provided. Are there indications about the results and effects in combat. I sit and wonder how effective they were compared to the massive effect modern examples have.


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Old 24th September 2010, 03:04 AM   #2
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Wow, Michael, I don't know how I missed your earlier thread, but thank you so much for reposting it! Incredible! Too bad we don't have finds like that here in the States. Eftihis, again, you are a lucky chap to own one of these. Very nice!

Gav, the effectiveness of these old grenadoes could be unpredictible. Somewhere in my reading, I heard of a modern equivilent being set off in an earthen trench. In that test, one side of the wall was raked with shrapnel, while the other somehow missed most of the blast. No two results were the same. In that incredibly accurate show 'Deadliest Warrior' ( ), in Knight vs Pirate, they demonstrate a blast with one with good effect. Finally, I would direct your attention to the battle between John Paul Jones and the Brits off Flamborough Head during the Amer Revolution. It is said the entire turn of battle was from some enterprising chap up in the top-sails with a budge-basket of these little nasties, dropping them down strategically on groups of the enemy.
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Old 24th September 2010, 05:07 AM   #3
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www.alderneywreck.com/?page_id=190

I've seen ceramic "Persian" vessels with rounded bottoms as well. I'm assuming these fire pots came in many different shapes depending on nation??
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Old 24th September 2010, 02:54 PM   #4
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Speaking of hand grenades, there is another great item in the the "history and folk art museum" of Rethymnon!
A hand greenade (larger than the iron one, but propably same weight) made from paper. They were kind enough to take it out for me, so you can se the size on my hand. When you shake it, you hear sound like something is inside (not completely full ( i guess powder with some iron nails..)
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Old 24th September 2010, 04:20 PM   #5
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Hi Eftihis,
An extremely curious item, for sure.
But you shouldn't have shaken it; we never know how 'nervous' these things are, even after some centuries .
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Old 26th September 2010, 03:19 AM   #6
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Hi Eftihis,
An extremely curious item, for sure.
But you shouldn't have shaken it; we never know how 'nervous' these things are, even after some centuries .
Quite right, if it had blown, you might have gotten a nasty paper-cut!
Never knew they were made from paper as well! Even some of the modern equivelants were made from odd materials. Some of the WWII Japanese examples are ceramic, as are some of their land mines.
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Was the age of the paper grenade stated ?

And yeah, about the shaking .....
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