90th Idpg Mkii Pineapple Grenade Restoration

90th Idpg Mkii Pineapple Grenade Restoration Preparation. the first step of restoration was stripping the paint from the training grenades, luckily the solid base grenade had no traces of paint on it. i mailed the grenades to my buddy kris ruth who used a wire brush and metal files to remove almost all the paint from the grenades. It's a ww2 era grenade, not as flat as usual, standard vertical grooves running from top to bottom but it's solid. i have no idea what the purpose was. the bottom is not flat enough to stand it upright and the fuze threading isn't even close to centered. for more reading on mkii pineapple grenades check out our article on mkii grenade restoration.

90th Idpg Mkii Pineapple Grenade Restoration On 11 11 2023 at 6:48 pm, inertord said: ordnance contract w 672 ord 3446 dated april 1942, was awarded to antonelli fireworks co, inc. to repackage loaded mk. ii grenades from 25 grenade wood crates into individual m41 fiberboard containers. 1,578. location: california. #1. posted february 12, 2017. found a pic that shows the end of the spoon with a black tip lots of collectors believe this indicates a re used spoon from training some feel it indicated a modified fuze. i believe it means modified anyway here is a cool pic that shows what looks to be a black painted spoon. 90th infantry division preservation group. w elcome to the online home of the 90th infantry division preservation group. we are a collection of dedicated reenactors located in ohio and pennsylvania who have chosen to portray the 90th infantry division of world war ii. our impressions primarily focus on the infantry rifle company and heavy. The mk ii fragmentation hand grenade, commonly known as the “pineapple” grenade, is one of the most iconic pieces of military ordnance in history. introduced by the united states in 1918, this grenade has played a significant role in numerous conflicts throughout the 20th century, including both world wars, the korean war, and the vietnam war.

90th Idpg Mkii Pineapple Grenade Restoration 90th infantry division preservation group. w elcome to the online home of the 90th infantry division preservation group. we are a collection of dedicated reenactors located in ohio and pennsylvania who have chosen to portray the 90th infantry division of world war ii. our impressions primarily focus on the infantry rifle company and heavy. The mk ii fragmentation hand grenade, commonly known as the “pineapple” grenade, is one of the most iconic pieces of military ordnance in history. introduced by the united states in 1918, this grenade has played a significant role in numerous conflicts throughout the 20th century, including both world wars, the korean war, and the vietnam war. Let me add to what "917601" said. the grenade is a fine ww2 mkii. yellow paint is original. the fuse lever marked m6 a4 ii is incorrect for a yellow grenade but the fuse bouchon could be fine and it appears to have the original fiber washer, which is a plus. finally the pull ring for a nice yellow grenade should be zinc coated steel. The classic mk ii pineapple. when u.s. troops first arrived en masse in vietnam in 1965, they did, in fact, use the classic mk ii "pineapple" grenade. this 20 ounce grenade had served with the gi from the 1920s, up the beach at normandy, across the black sand of iwo jima, along the frozen chosin reservoir before coming to vietnam.

90th Idpg Mkii Pineapple Grenade Restoration Let me add to what "917601" said. the grenade is a fine ww2 mkii. yellow paint is original. the fuse lever marked m6 a4 ii is incorrect for a yellow grenade but the fuse bouchon could be fine and it appears to have the original fiber washer, which is a plus. finally the pull ring for a nice yellow grenade should be zinc coated steel. The classic mk ii pineapple. when u.s. troops first arrived en masse in vietnam in 1965, they did, in fact, use the classic mk ii "pineapple" grenade. this 20 ounce grenade had served with the gi from the 1920s, up the beach at normandy, across the black sand of iwo jima, along the frozen chosin reservoir before coming to vietnam.