Mr.Tignor Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Iv found quite a bit on iron cased grenadoes of the period, but not quite so much on improvised glass grenadoes. They seemed to be common enough to be mentioned a number of times in period texts. does anyone have any description of their construction? I wish to make a few(that dont work of course) for a grenadier kit. The basic understanding i have is glass filled with powder, nails etc. , covered in tar, wrapped in rope for grip, insert fuse,cover opening with wax+cloth...is that about right? Other than the grenades i believe id need a bag to carry them in, and a slow burning match in the right hand(theres an image i saw of this somewhere on the pub) Monsieur René Truffaut - Sailor - grenadier - flibustier - free man (for now) .........I am french, why else would i have this outrageous accent, you silly man!..........You don't frighten me, English sea dogs. Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called "Capi-tain" you and all your silly English Pieeer-raghts........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSatan Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) Yes, I have seen a merchant that sells them in different colours. Let me poke around my hard drive and I will see if I can find their web addy. UPDATE: I looked for the address for that merchant but I didn't have any luck. I will look on my other computer tomorrow. Edited June 19, 2009 by CaptainSatan As we say in Ireland let's drink until the alcohol in our system destroys our liver and kills us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Are you looking for actual glass orbs to make the grenados with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Henry aka Moose Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Iv found quite a bit on iron cased grenadoes of the period, but not quite so much on improvised glass grenadoes. They seemed to be common enough to be mentioned a number of times in period texts. does anyone have any description of their construction? I wish to make a few(that dont work of course) for a grenadier kit. The basic understanding i have is glass filled with powder, nails etc. , covered in tar, wrapped in rope for grip, insert fuse,cover opening with wax+cloth...is that about right? Other than the grenades i believe id need a bag to carry them in, and a slow burning match in the right hand(theres an image i saw of this somewhere on the pub) hey Reg, i found these articles, not sure if it helps. Pirates Wiki REAL period grenadoes and a glass bottle fer sale if ya have da coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Tignor Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Thanks mooseworth, but strangly enough i found those in my searches( dont know why no ones made one...lol) I have a good place to get the glass, it what to do with the orbs thats the problem*sigh.... thanks capt.satan! do you remember what merchant it might be at all? Monsieur René Truffaut - Sailor - grenadier - flibustier - free man (for now) .........I am french, why else would i have this outrageous accent, you silly man!..........You don't frighten me, English sea dogs. Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called "Capi-tain" you and all your silly English Pieeer-raghts........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 reggie, thereis a guy in chesterfield i got a few from last month. $15 or 20 a piece. If you like i'll give him a call and see what he has on hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Tignor Posted June 20, 2009 Author Share Posted June 20, 2009 id really like to make them myself, bbuuttt my good man if you could get some pictures ....i would greatly appreciate it! Monsieur René Truffaut - Sailor - grenadier - flibustier - free man (for now) .........I am french, why else would i have this outrageous accent, you silly man!..........You don't frighten me, English sea dogs. Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called "Capi-tain" you and all your silly English Pieeer-raghts........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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