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Title: Second World War grenade detonated
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: wildrosegirl
Date: 2010-07-22 20:10:59
Canadian

[wildrosegirl]

OMG... I work with the woman that was parked next to these people. I was almost laughing tears as she was telling me this story (she's a bit excitable!), from the point where the RCMP asked them to move their holiday trailer away from the "scene".

(You know that commercial where the woman's screaming, "Start the car!!!!". Same type of reaction. )

[Regina]

I doubt it was primed and all they needed to do was have an old infantryman look at. My uncle had one with spoon and pin sitting on his desk for years............which was odd because he was a RCAF Pilot Officer and flew in the RAF.
It is a shame they lost their heirloom.

[wildrosegirl]

Of course, but as you know you have to completely overreact to these types of situations, and call in the bomb squad from Cold Lake to make sure.

Was funnier'n hell listening to the recap this morning nonetheless.

[SprCForr]

If it was a Mills Bomb all they had to do was unscrew the bottom plug to determine if it was live or not. A relative of ours worked in a plant that made them during the war. He handed out a bunch of them (not detonater or explosive) to family as keepsakes. Grandpa's garage had quite a few dings in it from that grenade being thrown around.

[Regina]

wildrosegirl wildrosegirl:

Of course, but as you know you have to completely overreact to these types of situations, and call in the bomb squad from Cold Lake to make sure.

Was funnier'n hell listening to the recap this morning nonetheless.

No doubt!!

[Regina]

SprCForr SprCForr:

If it was a Mills Bomb all they had to do was unscrew the bottom plug to determine if it was live or not. A relative of ours worked in a plant that made them during the war. He handed out a bunch of them (not detonater or explosive) to family as keepsakes. Grandpa's garage had quite a few dings in it from that grenade being thrown around.

The 38's we heavy little suckers!

[GreenTiger]

It true they might have lost a pience of history, but if I child got hold hold of it and it was live the story might not have ended well.

[Regina]

If the man who originally owned it was a veteran I guarantee it wasn't live. They were only primed before going into battle so there would be no need to have a live one as a souvenir. I've read that on D-Day there were priming accidents (deaths) on the mother ships on the way over to Normandy. There were special rooms onboard that could withstand the grenade's blast.
My uncle told me that when there were coming back to Canada from the war, they were told they were going to be searched for souvenir weapons which would be confiscated. Lots of them had grenades, Lugers and such so tossed them into the Halifax harbor. Turns out they were never searched and whoever had a prize got to keep it. That's the only reason I got to handle a real Nazi Luger too.
I imagine the New York harbor has the same litter.

[SprCForr]

Dad said they did the same thing when he returned from Korea and that the number of kit bags that went over the side heading in to Vancouver was surprising. He tossed over a Chinese Thompson, a couple of US carbines and a .45. Grandpa laughed because he too tossed a bag into Halifax Harbour.

Now we just rely on the Navy...

[BartSimpson]

These people would poop themselves if they ever entered what Mrs. Bart calls my 'War Room'. I've got all sorts of deactivated ordnance in there, all of it inert, all of it harmless (except to the underwear of the ignorant).

[wildrosegirl]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

These people would poop themselves if they ever entered what Mrs. Bart calls my 'War Room'. I've got all sorts of deactivated ordnance in there, all of it inert, all of it harmless (except to the underwear of the ignorant).

Oh lord... the poor girl would have laid an egg!

[SprCForr]

Brass 105 casings are great door stops.

[BartSimpson]

SprCForr SprCForr:

Brass 105 casings are great door stops.

Made me think of this...



That's a live round.

[SprCForr]

Complacency+UXO=KafcukingBOOM!