World War Trench Art Magnifying Glass with edge made from brass artillery sabot ring. Neat artifact!

WWII US MkII pineapple grenade canister, container M41.  Minor corrosion noted on bottom.  Typical cylinder stamping dated 1944.

WWII US MkII pineapple grenade canister, container M41.  Minor corrosion noted on bottom.  Typical cylinder stamping dated 1944.  Recovered from Noville, Battle of the Bulge.

WWII US M1A1 Anti-tank mine with pressure plate.  From the Battle of the Bulge.  Inert and dug relic condition.

WWII cone from land mine Barrow-on-Humber, March 1941.

WWI artillery shell from Battle of the Somme.  Cleaned and coated with copper sabot intact.

German stock-mine 43 or concrete stake mine with a zz42 fuze with safety pin dated 1944. 

Three great pieces of WWIII shrapnel including an almost intact rocket fired by a German field gun. 

WWI 1915 British Battye Grenade and Fuze.  Fuze was loose and isn't photographed but is with the item. 3 1/8 inch H.  These rare grenades were manufactured by French engineers in the town of Bethune, Northern France for the British Army in 1915. Named after Major Battye (the inventor) it consisted of a segmented roughly cast iron cylinder originally containing Ammonal, sealed with a wooden plug, and fitted with a Nobel or match fuse. This example is in superb condition and complete with the original plug and the original Bickford fuse (now INERT). The original plugs have nearly always shrunken with age and are consequently a loose fit.

WWI German 1914 Rifle Grenade with Fuze.  Grenade and fuze are 5 3/8 inches Long.  Overall length is 22 3/4 inches.  Brass fuze unscrews.  Inert.  This is a scarce example of the German 1914 second model rifle grenade. These were designed to be fired from rifles securely fixed in special cradles.

WWI British Stokes 3 inch Trench Mortar.  18 1/2 inches L x 3 inches D.  Fuze portion unscrews.  Red and Green stripe painted on body.  This is a very good example of one of the most significant weapons of the Great War - the 3 inch trench mortar invented by Frederick Stokes in 1915. Previously British trench mortars had been heavy, complicated and slow in use - the Stokes mortar was a simple, lightweight design that could be fired at over twenty rounds a minute - most subsequent mortars of the 20th century differed little from Stokes design.  In the tail the remains of the (inert) shotgun type propellent case can be seen. The gases from the cartridge were ejected through the holes in the tail - for additional range small linen bags containing flaked Cordite could be fitted around the tail.

WWI French 1916 Citron Foug Grenade.  Painted light blue.  3 1/2 inches L x 2 1/4 inches D.  Missing fuze. This is the 1916 model Citron or Lemon Foug grenade derived from the much larger 1915 Asparagus models. An unusual grenade using a wooden fuze holder and a protective cap made of scrap tin they are rarely found complete.

Probably a British No. 83 Artillery Fuse, double effect, without the brass or iron circular adapter that screwed in the shell nose; usually fired with 60 Pdr. long range field gun ammunition.  Dug, inert.  Recovered from France, possibly from the Somme Battlefield.

Probably a British No. 83 Artillery Fuse, double effect, without the brass or iron circular adapter that screwed in the shell nose; usually fired with 60 Pdr. long range field gun ammunition.  Dug, inert.  Recovered from France, possibly from the Somme Battlefield.

Imperial German Artillery Fuse.  Dug, inert.  Recovered from France, possibly from the Somme Battlefield.

Imperial German Artillery Fuse.  Dug, inert.  Recovered from France, possibly from the Somme Battlefield.

Imperial German Artillery Fuse.  Dug, inert.

WWI artillery fuse dug from a French battlefield.  Inert.

WWI artillery fuse dug from a French battlefield.  Inert.

WWI artillery fuse dug from a French battlefield.  Inert.

WWI artillery fuse dug from a French battlefield.  Inert.

WWI artillery fuse dug from a French battlefield.  Inert.