Hey mister...whats in the box?

[Chris Boonzaier]

I have needed one of these for some time.....

Any ideas?

[Laurence Strong]

A couple bottles of well aged Courvoisier, and a box of Montecristo #4 cigars :jumping:

Edited February 26, 2010 by Laurence Strong

[Chris Boonzaier]

A couple bottles of well aged Courvoisier, and a box of Montecristo cigars

hmmmm... not even close......

anyone else?

[Hauptmann]

Looks like an Armorers chest I used to have for British Enfield rifles from WWI. Sadly none of the parts, just the chest and ended up selling it off a few years before we moved. Was a nice heavy wooden chest with compartments inside for the various repair/replacement parts for said rifles.

I can't clearly see the markings but the one on the front lower corner looks German, and knowing your love of German MG's I'm assuming it's such a chest for a German MG from WWI. Least that's my best guess.

Dan

[Brian Wolfe]

Hi Chris,

A box for shipping stick grenades? Perhaps it is too short for that but that's my guess.

Brian

[Naxos]

Eierhandgranaten

[Tony]

Eierhandgranaten

I can see what looks like Handgrenaten on the lid. Hardy, is that Eierhgr. stamped on the front right corner?

If so, I still have a very nice example. Do you remember looking at that one Chris?

Tony

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi Tony,

yes I do. Still checking my mail box every now and then..... :-)

But yes, Egg grenades.

Stick grenade boxes are pretty easty to find, the egg ones difficult.

[Chris Boonzaier]

it takes 2 trays of 25. So I have the grenades.... on the right size should be little boxes with fuses.... I need to find them now....

[Brian Wolfe]

Very impressive Chris.

Thanks for showing it to us. Almost as nice as a medal.

Regards

Brian

[Chris Liontas]

Damn that is nice!!

Chris, how did they distribute the different kinds of grenades? Everyone knows the classic "potato masher" but more and more often I read about WWI German egg grenades. Was it a case of you used what you had? Were stick grenades used more for assult, since their blast radius was smaller??

[peter monahan]

it takes 2 trays of 25. So I have the grenades.... on the right size should be little boxes with fuses.... I need to find them now....

Every home should have one! Lovely, but what does it weigh with all that scrap iron in it? :cheeky:

[Tony]

Do you have the silver screw on lids? Why didn't I buy them all back then instead of just one? I could kick myself.

If you're lucky you might see some at the show over the weekend.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Tony.... you TEASE!

Nope, I dont have that one......