Incendiary device? Grenade? Or what?

Marcus den toom · 19th March 2014, 08:25 AM

Hi Michael,

Thank you, i will investigate

M Eley, could the grenade of yours be some sort of post medievalish molotov cocktail? In Michael's thread about incendiaries, there is also a part about incendiary quoites which probably would have splashed around when lit and cause flesh melting burns

Though the quoites are solid, i am sure that there is also a liquid exuivalent (maybe just oil/tar with sulphur)? pure guess work of course

M ELEY · 19th March 2014, 09:02 AM

Hello Marcus,
I imagine that is very possible. In naval warefare, there was Greek fire that was contained in vessels. In maritime/pirate tradition, there were stink pots, which contained foul-smelling weeds, animal dung, sulfur, etc, and made to shatter and spray on impact! (lovely to get hit with the rank stuff-

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I'm hoping that perhaps the material mine is made from might shed some light on what nationality, era, or area of design. I know it's crazy, but the reason I asked about Spanish colonials and if they had grenadoes is because the pottery material mine is made from reminds me of Pueblo Indian pottery- that black, brittle clay from the American Southwest. Anyway, jst thinking aloud!

19th March 2014, 08:25 AM	#1
Marcus den toom Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Netherlands Posts: 535	Hi Michael, Thank you, i will investigate M Eley, could the grenade of yours be some sort of post medievalish molotov cocktail? In Michael's thread about incendiaries, there is also a part about incendiary quoites which probably would have splashed around when lit and cause flesh melting burns Though the quoites are solid, i am sure that there is also a liquid exuivalent (maybe just oil/tar with sulphur)? pure guess work of course

19th March 2014, 09:02 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,159	Hello Marcus, I imagine that is very possible. In naval warefare, there was Greek fire that was contained in vessels. In maritime/pirate tradition, there were stink pots, which contained foul-smelling weeds, animal dung, sulfur, etc, and made to shatter and spray on impact! (lovely to get hit with the rank stuff- ). I'm hoping that perhaps the material mine is made from might shed some light on what nationality, era, or area of design. I know it's crazy, but the reason I asked about Spanish colonials and if they had grenadoes is because the pottery material mine is made from reminds me of Pueblo Indian pottery- that black, brittle clay from the American Southwest. Anyway, jst thinking aloud!