3 favorite pieces

[dano1917]

Hello, I decided to start a thread where members could show their 3 favorite pieces. If this takes off great, if not okay too. Anyway here are my 3 for now. 1) Dopp Z91 fuze 2) m1917 German egg grenade with m1916 percussion igniter 3) m1913 German baby defensive discus grenade. What are your 3 favorite pieces? Dano

 

[Dave83]

My top 3

Here are my top 3 pieces !!
I like all of my pieces its hard to vote which are the tops bute here are some

1.The Ari luger with 30 round snail drum magazine !!

2.My german SG98/05 Butcher Bajaonett its from my grandfather

3.And my German MG 09 made by DWM 1911 (and my brother ) both are my top pieces :tinysmile_grin_t:

 

[Fuzeman]

My Favourite pieces are
Lh = Zus40
Middle + Fuze key Mk1 Later found that didnt need to be adjustable
Rh = Crabtreee fuze discharger

 

[dano1917]

great stuff Dave

Geez Dave, that is some prime WW1 German stuff, thanks for showing. GREAT...Dano

 

[SG500]

Daves 3 favourite rounds.

Nice stuff guys, what an interesting thread to start.
Choosing 3 is quite difficult.
Here's mine:
19x114 Szakats
42mm Red Queen
20x311 Bofors.
Dave.

 

[Fragman]

ell Dano thats a hard question. I had to ask myself what would be the last three things Id sell. This is todays list, but tomorrow might be different:smile:. Interesting only one grenade made the cut:tinysmile_eyebrow_t. Thats a surprise. Cheers

 

[dano1917]

by me

Wow, Appearantly a few posts passed by me whilst I was sleeping, to all some really really nice stuff. I like mostly all WW1 items, but obviously must be partial to grenades and artillery fuzes, especially German. Thanks gentlemen and I hope we get a few more responces here...Dano

 

[waffenamt]

Nice stuff guys, what an interesting thread to start.
Choosing 3 is quite difficult.
Here's mine:
19x114 Szakats
42mm Red Queen
20x311 Bofors.
Dave.

That Szakats is superb mate.
I remember sat round the campfire at Beltring with a few dealers listening to the whole story of the rounds told by Steve McGregor and i was fascinated.
Ive held the case that Mick owns,im sure ive pictured it in the cartridge forum a while ago?

best

waff

 

[waffenamt]

My top 3 would be the 50B 'Y' booby trap fuze for the ariel bombs,the Hungarian made 38M bomb fuze and the Magnetic mine influence fuze.
They stay with me 'til the bitter end if i had to sell up!

best

waff

 

[SG500]

That Szakats is superb mate.
I remember sat round the campfire at Beltring with a few dealers listening to the whole story of the rounds told by Steve McGregor and i was fascinated.
Ive held the case that Mick owns,im sure ive pictured it in the cartridge forum a while ago?

best

waff

Thanks Waff, yes I was lucky to get one, the 2 other complete rounds are now in America and Mick has the case.
Dave.

 

[SG500]

My top 3 would be the 50B 'Y' booby trap fuze for the ariel bombs,the Hungarian made 38M bomb fuze and the Magnetic mine influence fuze.
They stay with me 'til the bitter end if i had to sell up!

best

waff

Very nice Paul.
What's the green indicate on the one fuze?
Dave.

 

[paul the grenade]

After much thought heres my 3 favorites at the moment
A No1 mk3 with original paint. Us experimental Shinkle and instructional No74 sticky bomb which is still very sticky.
Cheers, Paul.

 

[dano1917]

Smokin' Shinkle

There has been some really nice stuff posted on this thread, but Paul I think your Shinkle certainly takes the cake. I've never seen or held a Shinkle, only seen pictures. What a fine looking piece. To me eye appeal as well as rarity etc....all add up, and that Shinkle is just TITS...Dano

 

[spotter]

These are my favourite pieces,,nothing special or exciting but they all mean something to me..18pdr shrapnell which took many years to complete,,no150 fuze from a 3inch mortar and a 8.5lb practice bomb (1 of 2)found on the airfield my grandfather worked on during ww2 as aircraft bomb loader,

 

[Gustaf]

Here are my three favorite grenades, first is the Turkish #2 infantry grenade, it came to me through an antique seller in California who thought it was part of an oil lamp, I am still working on getting reproduction fuses made.
Next is the Russian M1912 lantern grenade, formerly of Dano's collection, showing one of the frag plates, a bit of trivia, the sections of the frag plat is 1/4 vershok, the vershok being an archaic Russian measure about 44.5mm.
Last is the stink common French M1847 grenade, this one has a friction fuse body, but the reason I like this grenade is because when I am showing a crowd of people the grenades, I always ask if any of the older people ever watched Rocky and Bulwinkle, (you boys on the other side of the pond will probably not understand), and when they say yes, I show them the French Ball, and remind them that Boris and Natasha threw this type of grenade at Rocky and Bulwinkle in nearly every episode, and the light goes on in their head.

I had the opertunity to acquire a Shinkle grenade at the last SOS, but passed as it was incomeplete, the price was $600, and I do not collect grenades, I collect WWI weapons,
Best wishes
Gus

 

[waffenamt]

Very nice Paul.
What's the green indicate on the one fuze?
Dave.

Cheers Dave.
As far as im aware,the green colour represents a 'specialist fuze' i.e,the 50B 'Y' one a booby trap,the number 26 being used in oil-bombs(which had 2 detonation systems).
Im sure the other boys can confirm this?

best

waff

 

[Fuzeman]

Red =for airburst
Yellow =Special (Usually Not for low level ) or Short delay
Green = Special Handling the (50) and the Y fuze fall into this cat

 

[V40]

Well guys, mine are here with one exception. The first two are my Bible and my XM177E2, then in the spring it will be the DM51. Anybody care to guess what the XM is?


Mark

 

[Andysarmoury]

My three best things Ammo-Grenades and Smellys
ANDY

 

[jeeeensy]

Hi Andy ,,, very nice,,,,very very nice..superb condition.
Best Regards nick