Odd Grenade

MarkC · 04-17-2006, 08:55 PM

I dont't think it is WWII, my elderly dad brought it out of his collection for me to photograph. The "fuse" is still live ....

Navy · 04-17-2006, 09:29 PM

If the "business end" still contains "sprengstoff", you have a distructive device and are looking at 10 yeras in club fed.

Tom A

MarkC · 04-17-2006, 09:45 PM

Tom,

The top of the "fuse" is not inert!

I'll tell him about that but he has had that piece for many, many years. .....

I am just a messinger!

My dad took me to an antique shop that had an Italian machine gun from a WWII airplane for sale at $1,500.00 .... the owner didn't have a clue about the form 4 ..... he said it came from an estate and he was only an "antique" dealer .....

Thanks for the "heads up" ...

Mark

Navy · 04-17-2006, 09:50 PM

That machine gun is TROUBLE. Pls explain the law to the gentleman.

Tom A

the gunman · 04-17-2006, 10:28 PM

RUSSIAN WWII

MarkC · 04-17-2006, 10:57 PM

Guys,

It was most likely Italian ... 12.something caliber, belt fed, and oil? cooled. Big, big piece of metal.

I tried to tell the guy but his place had some neat stuff, like a fun house/guy room/museum .... so I decided to just shut up and look around..... He had a bunch of old precussion rifles, crap stuff, my dad handed me a glass on one of these worn out guns and said what is the marking on that .... I couldn't resist and said it was marked CSA ... the dealers eyes bulged out of his head untill I started to laugh .... My dad thought that was the funniest thing ever .... What a set up ... you should have seen the look on his face!!!!!!

Mark

hqbmw · 04-18-2006, 06:15 PM

You are a very BRAVE man! That scares me just looking at it, without the tension of disassembly, but it is VERY, VERY Kool!!

Jack Hiles
Mesa AZ

04-17-2006, 08:55 PM	#1
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	Odd Grenade I dont't think it is WWII, my elderly dad brought it out of his collection for me to photograph. The "fuse" is still live ....

04-18-2006, 06:15 PM	#7
hqbmw User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 228 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You are a very BRAVE man! That scares me just looking at it, without the tension of disassembly, but it is VERY, VERY Kool!! Jack Hiles Mesa AZ __________________ Jack Hiles Mesa AZ

04-17-2006, 09:29 PM	#2
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	If the "business end" still contains "sprengstoff", you have a distructive device and are looking at 10 yeras in club fed. Tom A

04-17-2006, 09:45 PM	#3
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	Tom, The top of the "fuse" is not inert! I'll tell him about that but he has had that piece for many, many years. ..... I am just a messinger! My dad took me to an antique shop that had an Italian machine gun from a WWII airplane for sale at $1,500.00 .... the owner didn't have a clue about the form 4 ..... he said it came from an estate and he was only an "antique" dealer ..... Thanks for the "heads up" ... Mark

04-17-2006, 09:50 PM	#4
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	That machine gun is TROUBLE. Pls explain the law to the gentleman. Tom A

04-17-2006, 10:28 PM	#5
the gunman User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leland NC 28451 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	RUSSIAN WWII

04-17-2006, 10:57 PM	#6
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	Guys, It was most likely Italian ... 12.something caliber, belt fed, and oil? cooled. Big, big piece of metal. I tried to tell the guy but his place had some neat stuff, like a fun house/guy room/museum .... so I decided to just shut up and look around..... He had a bunch of old precussion rifles, crap stuff, my dad handed me a glass on one of these worn out guns and said what is the marking on that .... I couldn't resist and said it was marked CSA ... the dealers eyes bulged out of his head untill I started to laugh .... My dad thought that was the funniest thing ever .... What a set up ... you should have seen the look on his face!!!!!! Mark