Lot 128
Imperial German WWI Kugelhandgranate 1913 With Belt Carrier / Fuze Puller
Opening: $250
Imperial German WWI Kugelhandgranate 1913 With Belt Carrier / Fuze Puller
Inert. Kugelhandgranate 1913 with segmented iron body has traces black painted finish blended with dark patina, base cast with maker's initial "H", top with M.15 wire pull friction fuze. Included is an original example of the very rare belt carrier / fuze puller rigs that seem to exist in this universe only as replicas or restored excavated relics from the battlefields, with the handful of surviving originals found only in museums or very advanced collections. This is a simple affair, a skeletonized sheet metal harness with belt clip, supporting the grenade via a metal disc riveted to a leather strap at the base, and attached via a clip and chain to the fuze wire. When the leather strap is released, the act of withdrawing the grenade pulls the fuze, thus saving the grenadier that one extra step. Retains traces of feldgrau finish blending with patina. A fine addition to any WWI ordnance exhibit.
$500 - $700