My 'little' site in Oxford

[Paul B]

Quick check indicates it's not a British "Striker Mechanism No.2", but is indeed a US "M-10 Igniting Fuze".

PB

[dangermouse]

Woooohoooo oh no wait... I didn't find it pah!

[CampX]

I love all types of Grens...guess thats why I have over 150 of them just bought 6 No 5s and 4 No 23s.

Dean

[jayh]

Interesting stuff! Looks like the yanks were there then ! That would explain the 1941 half dollar you found on sunday dan! cant wait to get back over there ! however a weekend "hunting " in flanders this weekend comes first!

[dangermouse]

Yeah, I can't wait either. Sadly I don't have Flanders with weekend. But, maybe... just maybe, I might be able to get up there on Sunday on my own. If not, then the weekend after.

[Steve T]

Here ya go.....picture of one of my American pineapples, this one picked up at a church jumble sale for £2, (it was screwed to a wooden board with 'Complaints dept. Please take a number' on the board and a number 'ONE' hanging from the ring.....most humorous ).

In the photo I have unscrewed the fuse so you can see it.

Hope that helps.

Steve T

[Paul B]

Steve,

As with most of these novelty items your grenade has been made up of surplus parts, notably the 1971-onwards M228 practice grenade fuze (4-5 sec delay).
Is the body marked RFX by any chance?

All the best,
PB

[Steve T]

It certainly is PB I knew it was a replica when I bought it. The body join is quite visible and the base is incomplete. Still nice though for a couple of quid

Steve T

[CampX]

This has become a good long thread..it's nice being able to help Members with their finds.
Please keep posting photos of your finds from this area....wish I could hunt a place like that

Anyway, I am off to London England for the first time on Friday!!!
Looking forward to seeing the Museums..and hope to hit the Sat Military fair at Camden Market on Feb 5th...just 2 1/2 days away!!!!

Dean

[Whitehunter]

As for the Lead balls the one in the middle is a musket ball and to the two to the side look like shrapnel balls