Breastplate for preparing handgrenades

[Khukri]

We visited the new (2011) Musée de la Grande Guerre-Pays de Meaux near Paris-France
Fine museum ! (on your trip to La Pompelle... )
I saw this plate to prepare handgrenades: never saw this !

Would someone have an idea for what type of handgrenades these were used and how (of course) ?



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More to follow later (e.g. Imperial German Colonial stuff etc...) from this museum and of the Fort de la Pompelle and Péronne.

Thank you !

Rgds,
Francis

 

[JS]

hi Francis

nice photos.

For the breastplate, have a look at this PDF :

http://nicecollectables.zxq.net/mannequin29.pdf

JS

 

[Khukri]

That's great.

Thank you,

Francis

 

[Gustaf]

Francis,
The plate was for the Eier Grenaten, the pull wire on the igniter would be hooked on the rod to pull it for ignition before throwing. These are rather rare, I have only seen a couple of examples on the market, and they were both ground dug examples.
Best
Gus

 

[Khukri]

Thank you gentlemen !

Francis

 

[stuka f]

One (And much more nice items!!!)can be seen here at 14:38
http://www.filmportal.de/video/infanterie-nahkampf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
cheers
|<ris