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Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Hammers on October 01, 2007, 10:10:35 PM

In egg cartons? I am making some cargo for my steamer and I found a bunch of little 1/35 scale plastic handgranades which seem small enough to be of the same size as the ones my 28mm sailors have in their hands. So how would handgranades be packed in armouries and on their way to the front?

To potential smartasses: "Carefully" is not the answer I am looking for. ;-)

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Plynkes on October 01, 2007, 10:20:13 PM

British Mills Bomb box:

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/millsbombbox2.jpg)





...Carefully.

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Lowtardog on October 01, 2007, 10:22:07 PM

From films I have seen layered in straw or some other material within compartments

http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr2637.html

(http://users.skynet.be/jeeper/grenade%20box1.jpg)

German Stick type
http://www.missing-lynx.com/library/german/flakarticle_dmouritzsen27.jpg

and finally


http://www.warehouse23.com/img/full/TYVMP049.jpg

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Hammers on October 01, 2007, 10:30:50 PM

Quote from: "Plynkes"

...Carefully.

Oh, you just couldn't let it be, could you? I won't punish you 'cause you helped. Thanks!

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Lowtardog on October 01, 2007, 10:55:23 PM

The picture of the Flak tin is correct apparently the same can was used for the Potato masher grenades.

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Lowtardog on October 01, 2007, 10:56:38 PM

Quote from: "hammershield"

Quote from: "Lowtardog"

http://www.warehouse23.com/img/full/TYVMP049.jpg

Corned handgranade in a tin.... Cool!

Behold!!!! the holy handgrenade of Antioch

(http://www.warehouse23.com/img/full/TYVMP049.jpg)

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Howard Whitehouse on October 01, 2007, 11:10:41 PM

They can be delicate things, so I wrap them inside socks and tuck them under my packed shirts and sweaters.

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Howard Whitehouse on October 01, 2007, 11:11:31 PM

Also, use the old-style hard-sided suitcases.

Safe as 'ouses, no worries.

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: fastolfrus on October 01, 2007, 11:20:16 PM

Howard :
Look out for baggage handlers with body piercings though, they might just  nick the pins if they see them.

Plynkes :
Interesting sort of luggage, do you mind me asking where you found it ?
(We needed to provide a stack of odd pieces for the drama studio at school last term, and are constantly looking for sources. This term is Chekov, but last term was Brecht)

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Plynkes on October 01, 2007, 11:24:41 PM

http://www.millsgrenades.co.uk/

Look under "Mills parts for sale."

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Howard Whitehouse on October 02, 2007, 03:38:05 AM

Does Chekov require a lot of hand grenades then?

That sounds a lot more interesting than I'd have expected. H

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Poliorketes on October 02, 2007, 07:43:37 AM

I always thought yopu put a string through the ring. What else should the rings be used for?  :?

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Hammers on October 02, 2007, 08:55:31 AM

Quote from: "Howard Whitehouse"

Does Chekov require a lot of hand grenades then?

Yes, they need quite a lot of understudies for Onkel Vanya.

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Plynkes on October 02, 2007, 09:37:13 AM

One would think Chekov would have a phaser pistol, rather than hand grenades.

(Groan...)

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: TadPortly on October 02, 2007, 10:04:17 AM

This site may be of help.  They sell the labels for the mills bomb boxes and have a gallery depicting them:

http://www.tommyspackfillers.com/gallery/gallery.php

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Hammers on October 02, 2007, 10:27:52 AM

Thanks a lot, TadPortly!

It was quite interesting things they ate in the trenches. Liquid beef...

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: fastolfrus on October 02, 2007, 10:02:25 PM

That's a very handy site Tadportly (although not for Chekov obviously).
Shame we didn't find it in time for "Oh What a Lovely War".

We're looking at "The Magic Flute" next term.
Who choses this stuff ? It's bad enough looking for Uncle Vanya's trousers, but now we have to find the queen of the night too.

Title: How are handgranades packed for transport?
Post by: Helen on October 02, 2007, 10:43:58 PM

Excellent Site Tadportly :)

Thankyou for sharing. 8)