Grenade
- Object Name:
- Grenade
- Object ID:
- 1968.505.05.2
- Creator:
- Ketchum, William F.
- Date:
- 1861-1865
- Description:
- Hand Grenade Fin. Lightweight wooden grenade fin with rounded end for insertion into explosive shell, otherwise square and tapered. Four-wing shaped pieces of pasteboard fitted into a small wooden post.
- Material:
- Wood
Paper - Dimensions:
- W-2.8 L-9 inches
- Provenance:
- Series of four fins donated by Major J. D. Drew, 4th N.H. Volunteers.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Civil War, Munitions industry, Grenades
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