Egg grenade

[SMP]

Hi,
I have these two egg grenades. Each is stamped fnw 44 on the bottom. Can anyone tell me about them ? Are they OK ? One has a stamp which I cannot read. The last digits appear to say 44. Can anyone decipher it for me ?

Many thanks,
Steve

[SMP]

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[SMP]

stamp

[SMP]

fnw

[MG34NZ]

Hi Steve, both nice examples of the Model 39 egg grenade , well done!
Plenty of info on these at
http://www.inert-ord.net/ger03a/gerhgr/m39/index.html

and here
http://www.lexpev.nl/grenades/europe...granate39.html

Regards
Andrew mg34nz

[Ferdinand W.]

Hi,

congrats to your 2 nicest M39s !!
All fine - the stampings are ok but I cannot say anything new about them.
Maker's code rubber stamp - Date well readable.

Keep them well,

Ferdl

[Glenn Barbaritz]

nice ones Steve! Glenn

[François B.]

Very nice ones....

Good catch...

[Grossfuss]

Egg grenade

Hi Steve,
No-one's mentioned it yet but Pawlas's book on the letter codes gives "fnw" as "Bolichwerke, Metall- u. Emaillierwerk fuer die Elektroteknik, Bruchsal".
They weren't into the Internet back then - it was a metal and enamel works!
A lucky find.
Best regards,
Grossfuss

[SMP]

Thanks for all the positive feedback, guys. Thanks to GF for the code info too !
I would still like to know what the ink stamp says. Can anyone enlighten me ?

Regards,
Steve