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Improvised grenade, 1916 Rising
HE:EW.1751
HE:EW.1751
Improvised grenade, 1916 Rising
This unusual home-made grenade was made by rebel forces for the 1916 Rising. Made from a cylinder of iron in the shape of a ship’s rivet, it is roughly scored in segments for exploding and segmenting evenly. Most bombs made for the Rising were the tin can type bombs, made from domestic canisters and filled with black powder, shrapnel and a fuse, which often exploded from the top with little effect.Suíomh:
Improvised grenade, 1916 Rising suite ag:
On Display
An déantán roimhe seo:
Machine gun cog, Liberty Hall, 1916
An chéad déantán eile:
The Men of the West, West Mayo Flying Column, 1921