Grenade Collection (page 2)

Mills hand grenade

WW1 - A Mills hand grenade

Throwing Mills Grenades in Trenches 1917
Drawing showing the proper way in which a hand grenade should be thrown, safety pin removed, holding the lever down then pulling back, and lobbing it high into the air towards the enemies trenches

Still life with grenades Painting by Henri Aurrens (1873-1934) Mandatory mention
JEB4892106 Still life with grenades Painting by Henri Aurrens (1873-1934) Mandatory mention: Collection foundation regards de Provence, Marseille by Aurrens

WWI French soldiers wearing crude body armour, 1914-18 (litho)
870204 WWI French soldiers wearing crude body armour, 1914-18 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures

Self Portrait by Alonso Cano, c. 1660 (oil on canvas)
CUL4935010 Self Portrait by Alonso Cano, c.1660 (oil on canvas) by Cano, Alonso (1601-67); 72x67 cm; (add.info.: painter, architect and sculptor Museo de Cadiz); AIC

An American pineapple, of the kind the Axis finds hard to digest... Fort Belvoir, VA, c1941-c1945. Creator: Unknown
An American pineapple, of the kind the Axis finds hard to digest, is ready to leave the hand of an infantryman in training at Fort Belvoir, Va. American soldiers make good grenade throwers

Still Life with Fruit and Toad
IND54345 Still Life with Fruit and Toad by Bustos, Hermenegildo (1832-1907); Museo de Alhondiga de Granaditas, Guanajuato, Mexico; Index Fototeca

Italian heroism against Albanian betrayal (colour litho)
2808907 Italian heroism against Albanian betrayal (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian heroism versus Albanian betrayal)

How a Standard-Bearer Died (Colour Litho)
2808710 How a Standard-Bearer Died (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: How A Standard-Bearer Died)

Bulgarian officer to whom a grenade kills the horse just abandoned to collect a child... (colour litho)
2808532 Bulgarian officer to whom a grenade kills the horse just abandoned to collect a child... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Grappa Heroes (colour litho)
2808706 Grappa Heroes (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grappa Heroes. Sergeants Agostino Bruno and Giovanni Borello)

An Italian Hero In France (Colour Litho)
2808725 An Italian Hero In France (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Italian Hero In France)

New offensive means of war, effects of bombs dropped by an Italian military aviator on the... (colour litho)
2815491 New offensive means of war, effects of bombs dropped by an Italian military aviator on the... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Aware of the importance of the game, Germany launches its most precious reserves at the Battle of Flanders
2808611 Aware of the importance of the game, Germany launches its most precious reserves at the Battle of Flanders (colour litho) by Beltrame

An Original And Bold Incursion On Basso Piave (colour litho)
2808728 An Original And Bold Incursion On Basso Piave (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Original And Bold Incursion On The Basso Piave)

Three Musketeers of 1916 in an epic hand-to-hand encounter at Combles, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359770 Three Musketeers of 1916 in an epic hand-to-hand encounter at Combles, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Les Armes De L Amour (colour litho)
1095089 Les Armes De L Amour (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Armes De L Amour. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Offensive at Saint-Pierre-Aigle, July 1918 (oil on canvas)
XIR97498 The Offensive at Saint-Pierre-Aigle, July 1918 (oil on canvas) by Flameng, Francois (1856-1923); Musee de l Armee, Paris, France

"Subscribe for the victory and for the triumph of liberty", 1918 (colour litho)
699107 " Subscribe for the victory and for the triumph of liberty", 1918 (colour litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); 119x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Conquest of Lorette, man by man in a small fort, 1915 (litho)
STC407190 The Conquest of Lorette, man by man in a small fort, 1915 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Modern warfare, how the soldiers protect their positions and the difficulties to be overcome... (colour litho)
2815723 Modern warfare, how the soldiers protect their positions and the difficulties to be overcome... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Harvest of Silene (Harvest of Silenus) Painting by Jan Roos (1591-1638) Dim 175x250 cm Genes
LRI4693523 The Harvest of Silene (Harvest of Silenus) Painting by Jan Roos (1591-1638) Dim 175x250 cm Genes, Musei di Strada Nuova (ex Palazzo Bianco) by Roos, Jan (or Rosa)

The new aspects of war, a counter-attack by our infantry, with helmets and masks (colour litho)
2815812 The new aspects of war, a counter-attack by our infantry, with helmets and masks (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new aspects of war)

"Four years in the fight", 1918 (colour litho)
698976 " Four years in the fight", 1918 (colour litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bloody baptism of fire by the Garibaldini in France, German trench conquered by the bayonet in the Argonne
2815715 Bloody baptism of fire by the Garibaldini in France, German trench conquered by the bayonet in the Argonne (colour litho) by Beltrame

Still life with vase and grenades. Painting by Paul Pillement 17th century. Rouen, Musee des Beaux Arts
JLJ4599657 Still life with vase and grenades. Painting by Paul Pillement 17th century. Rouen, Musee des Beaux Arts. by Pillement, Paul (17th century); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen

The momentum of our offensives, as an Austrian stakeout at the Passo della... (colour litho)
2815787 The momentum of our offensives, as an Austrian stakeout at the Passo della... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The momentum of our offensives)

The Grenadier of 1915, 1915 (colour litho)
702031 The Grenadier of 1915, 1915 (colour litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; French, out of copyright

Native Officers shoulder belt plate of the 1st Infantry Gwalior Contingent, 1850 circa (metal)
5920266 Native Officers shoulder belt plate of the 1st Infantry Gwalior Contingent, 1850 circa (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Other ranks glengarry badge, 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers), c. 1874 (glengarry badge, other ranks)
5929811 Other ranks glengarry badge, 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers), c.1874 (glengarry badge, other ranks) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Distinguished Service Order awarded to Second-Lieutenant Cyril George Edwards, 1917 (metal)
5926445 Distinguished Service Order awarded to Second-Lieutenant Cyril George Edwards, 1917 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Waist belt worn by Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) Sir Charles Russell VC
5921011 Waist belt worn by Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) Sir Charles Russell VC, 1st (or Grenadier) Regiment of Foot Guards (leather) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Portrait of Maximilian I of Austria, 1519 (painting)
LRI4651007 Portrait of Maximilian I of Austria, 1519 (painting) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Partridge and pomegranatres (fresco, 1st century AD)
LRI4642902 Partridge and pomegranatres (fresco, 1st century AD) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

The Madonna and Child in a niche decorated with roses
CH18687 The Madonna and Child in a niche decorated with roses by Botticelli, Sandro (1444/5-1510) (studio of); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Lend the way they Fight, 1918 (colour litho)
699118 Lend the way they Fight, 1918 (colour litho) by Ashe, Edmund (1867-1941); 93x53 cm; Private Collection; eGalerie Bilderwelt; American, out of copyright

"And You?", 1917 (colour litho)
699112 " And You?", 1917 (colour litho) by Roller, Alfred (1864-1935); 95x63 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Subscribe to the 7th War Loan); eGalerie Bilderwelt; German, out of copyright

2nd Lieutenant Alfred Victor Smith, VC, 1916 (oil on canvas)
781776 2nd Lieutenant Alfred Victor Smith, VC, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Cooke, Isaac (1846-1922); 131x85.1 cm; Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley

WWI German sentry observing through a periscope, Hill 60, near Ypres, 1916 (b / w photo)
778977 WWI German sentry observing through a periscope, Hill 60, near Ypres, 1916 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; German

How, in the area of Plava, was rejected an attempt by Austrian nuclei, brought from Gorizia by armored train
2815790 How, in the area of Plava, was rejected an attempt by Austrian nuclei, brought from Gorizia by armored train (colour litho) by Beltrame

The episodes of the war, French troops fleeing from an underground trench bombarded by enemies (colour litho)
2815696 The episodes of the war, French troops fleeing from an underground trench bombarded by enemies (colour litho) by Beltrame

Grenadier of the Foot Guards with grenade and match alight, Battle of Prestonpans (or Battle of Gladsmuir), East Lothian, Scotland, 21 September 1745, during the Jacobite Rising. Date: 1745

Excesses of sports passion (colour litho)
2778517 Excesses of sports passion (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Excesses of sports passion)

Men against Breastplates (Colour Litho)
2783976 Men against Breastplates (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men against armor)

Comic postcard, Drunken man with bottle - We re all going Bang on the Bust! Date: 20th century

French WWI propaganda poster "Journee du Poilu. 25 et 26 decembre 1915", pub
1449136 French WWI propaganda poster " Journee du Poilu. 25 et 26 decembre 1915", pub. 1915 (colour litho) by Neumont

For the Glory of the Raj: Indian troops charging the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle
STC359619 For the Glory of the Raj: Indian troops charging the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle, March, 1915, 1914-19 (litho) by English School

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During World War One, the use of grenades became a pivotal part of warfare. German propaganda posters depicted the power and effectiveness of these explosive weapons, showcasing their importance on the battlefield. The Mills Bomb No 5 hand grenade was widely used during this time, with its sectional view revealing its intricate design and mechanism. World War One soldiers relied heavily on grenades to gain an advantage in combat. A striking image captures a WWI German stormtroop officer demonstrating the use of cluster grenades against tanks, highlighting their versatility as anti-armor weapons. In Stalingrad, soldiers faced unimaginable hardships but utilized grenades as a crucial tool in their fight for survival. The resilience and determination shown by these troops exemplify the significance of such weaponry. The role of grenadiers was highly esteemed during World War One, with a poster proudly portraying "The German as a grenadier" in 1918. This depiction emphasizes the valor associated with being skilled in handling explosives. Moving forward to WWII, British troops continued to rely on grenades for firepower during intense battles. Light Dragoons showcased their proficiency at Warcop Ranges, demonstrating both precision and efficiency when utilizing these explosive devices. Grenades were not limited to land warfare; they also played a significant role at sea. British troops engaged enemy forces from naval vessels during WWII while using grenades as part of their arsenal against hostile ships or coastal targets like Konga Island. Dubbed "morning weapon, " grenades provided soldiers with an immediate offensive capability right after dawn broke over war-torn landscapes. Their swift deployment added an element of surprise that could turn the tide in battle. Despite their destructive nature, there is something oddly captivating about explosions – hence why some may describe them as a "tasty bang. " However paradoxical it may seem given its purpose on the battlefield, there is no denying that this small yet mighty weapon holds immense power within its grasp.