iron hand grenade

eftihis · 24th September 2010, 02:54 PM

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..)

fernando · 24th September 2010, 04:20 PM

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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M ELEY · 26th September 2010, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by fernando

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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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.

Rick · 26th September 2010, 04:21 PM

Was the age of the paper grenade stated ?

And yeah, about the shaking .....

eftihis · 27th September 2010, 09:57 AM

Hi, in Greece we are used in shaking, we drink our coffe this way! ("frappe"!)..
Anyway,luckily i am still here writting and i promise not to shake anymore, and if i ever shake again, at least i will have a photographer near by to send you the results guys....

About the age nobody knows, but i would guess is propably early to mid-19th century, when Crete was constantly on uprising against the Turkish domination.
So this should be actually a revolutionaries home-made grenade.

In contrary, (and regarding Michael's question) the iron grenade could no be identified as Greek, since it needed a more organised manufacturing facility, which Greeks didnt had. Also, if we asume that it dates from Venetian times, all iron workers were on strict regulations from the Venetian authorities and they even had to be working inside the cities in order to be better controlled.

Matchlock · 28th September 2010, 10:16 PM

Hi eftihis,

This one in Rethymnon is great; it seems to be of either clay, earthenware or glass (?) - does the description give any clue or did I overlook anything?

Best,
Michael

24th September 2010, 02:54 PM	#1
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 511	Paper hand grenade 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..) Attached Images

24th September 2010, 04:20 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	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 .

26th September 2010, 04:21 PM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,340	Was the age of the paper grenade stated ? And yeah, about the shaking .....

27th September 2010, 09:57 AM	#5
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 511	Hi, in Greece we are used in shaking, we drink our coffe this way! ("frappe"!).. Anyway,luckily i am still here writting and i promise not to shake anymore, and if i ever shake again, at least i will have a photographer near by to send you the results guys.... About the age nobody knows, but i would guess is propably early to mid-19th century, when Crete was constantly on uprising against the Turkish domination. So this should be actually a revolutionaries home-made grenade. In contrary, (and regarding Michael's question) the iron grenade could no be identified as Greek, since it needed a more organised manufacturing facility, which Greeks didnt had. Also, if we asume that it dates from Venetian times, all iron workers were on strict regulations from the Venetian authorities and they even had to be working inside the cities in order to be better controlled.

28th September 2010, 10:16 PM	#6
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi eftihis, This one in Rethymnon is great; it seems to be of either clay, earthenware or glass (?) - does the description give any clue or did I overlook anything? Best, Michael