Munitions
we emphasize
that the items on this page were photographed where they were found and
were left there.
if someone else didn't take them that is where they still are.
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German M1916
Eierhandgranate.
France and Flanders, 1996.
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German M1915
Kugelhandgranate.
France and Flanders, 1995.
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German Stick
grenade.
France and Flanders, 1995.
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British No 5
Mk I "Mills" bomb.
France and Flanders, 1995.
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British M1915
'Battye' bomb.
France and Flanders, 1998.
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Not yet
identified hand grenades.
The one on the left could be a French FOUCH hand grenade.
France and Flanders, 1999.
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French
Grenade Citron Foug Modele 1916
France and Flanders, 2005.
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Austrian
'Rohrhandgranate'
It had a paper
handle giving it much the same appearance
as a German stick grenade.
Austrian 8mm cartridge.
Italy, 1998.
Photo: Francesco Davini
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British
'toffee apple' mortar bomb.
France and Flanders, 1998.
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German
Artillery
shell.
Opinions differ on what it could be.
We have been told it has a Doppelzünder 92 detonator.
France and Flanders, 1998.
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Mortar
round.
Several people informed us it is a WW2 mortar round.
Special thanks to Stefan Wagner who provided a detailed
identification
sheet.
This piece was found in a ditch near
road works opposite
Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, 1995.
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British
6" Mortar shell.
Most be a much-looked-at piece of hardware since it's laying
to the entrance to the
'Hawthorn' mine crater.
France and Flanders, 1998.
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Iron harvest
at Courcelette, 1998
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Iron harvest from a quarry at Fricourt, 1996.
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More Iron harvest
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A bag of
dangerous 'goodies'.
France and Flanders, 1998.
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German
ammunition clips.
France and Flanders, 1998.
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British 0.303
munition.
France and Flanders, 2000.
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Several years
worth.
France and Flanders, 2000.
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Old munition
can be handy.
Cover weight for wildlife feeding bin.
France and Flanders, 2000.
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Stokes
mortar rounds.
France and Flanders, 2001.
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British
mills-type fuse for stokes mortar (see above).
Italy, 2000.
Photo: Francesco Davini
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Bomb
for German Granatwerfer.
France & Flanders, 2003
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German
Granatwerfer.
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A pin of some
sort. It's 9 cm long.
We have been told it is a pin for closing
a British 0.303 munitions box.
France and Flanders, 1997.
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Italian
6.5mm Carcano bullet.
Italy, 2004.
Photo: Francesco Davini
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Italian
9 mm Glisenti bullet.
Italy, 2004.
Photo: Francesco Davini
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French
8mm Lebel bullet.
Italy, 2004.
Photo: Francesco Davini
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Austrian
7.98 mm Steyer bullet.
Italy, 2004.
Photo: Francesco Davini