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Title: 200 year old Revolutionary War grenades destroyed
Post by: rollingb on February 23, 2019, 08:01:46 PM

I brought this over from the ALR site 'cause I found it interesting, and I hope you do too.  :bl th up

https://taskandpurpose.com/revolutionary-war-hand-grenades-richmond

Title: Re: 200 year old Revolutionary War grenades destroyed
Post by: Nessmuk on February 24, 2019, 01:11:51 AM

WOW!!!!  Who'd a ever thunk it?  :Doh!

'Cuse me  while I check my BP stash for safety!

Title: Re: 200 year old Revolutionary War grenades destroyed
Post by: rollingb on February 24, 2019, 02:14:13 AM

Quote from: Nessmuk on February 24, 2019, 01:11:51 AM

WOW!!!!  Who'd a ever thunk it?  :Doh!

'Cuse me  while I check my BP stash for safety!

Yeah,.... personally, I'm a bit "conflicted" when it comes to destroying something as old and historical as the innards of anything that has historical value, especially when it's directly related to our nation's great struggle for independence.
It seems to me, they could have figured out a safe way to preserve the 200 year old gunpowder by rendering it inert. 

Title: Re: 200 year old Revolutionary War grenades destroyed
Post by: Ohio Joe on February 24, 2019, 08:08:39 AM

I agree Rondo.

Title: Re: 200 year old Revolutionary War grenades destroyed
Post by: Nessmuk on February 24, 2019, 09:14:30 PM

I'm a self-proclaimed  "History  Nut" but I can't see the value in attempting  to  preserve sea-soaked enemy muntions. Just my  2 cents. Now if they were intact, whole different  story.

Title: Re: 200 year old Revolutionary War grenades destroyed
Post by: rollingb on February 25, 2019, 01:21:43 AM

Quote from: Nessmuk on February 24, 2019, 09:14:30 PM

I'm a self-proclaimed  "History  Nut" but I can't see the value in attempting  to  preserve sea-soaked enemy muntions. Just my  2 cents. Now if they were intact, whole different  story.

IMO,.... the "value" of such historical remnants are the same as anything else found from that period of U.S. history (whether completely intact, or not).... it's still (or, was) a piece of "the past" that is absolutely irreplaceable.  :)

..... and now it's gone forever, after finally realizing what it was. (http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/sad/sad.gif) (http://www.sherv.net/)

Title: Re: 200 year old Revolutionary War grenades destroyed
Post by: Oldetexian on April 15, 2019, 08:11:22 PM

Absolutely fascinating. I live in Virginia and even spend a week or more in Colonial Williamsburg every year. But I had never read or heard about this. Revolutionary War grenades, who would have ever guessed. History, ya got to love it.