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The Original Patent Model of the Adams Hand Grenade, Accompanied by the Patent Office Tags....
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A complete full size production model of the Adams hand grenade.
The Original Patent Model of the Adams Hand Grenade, Accompanied by the Patent Office Tags. Patented by John S. Adams on January 10, 1865, it basically consisted of a six pound spherical shell equipped with a lead fuze stock encasing a five second paper time fuze, complete with primer wire. The patent drawing calls for a lanyard to be attached to the wrist and the priming wire, so that when the grenade is thrown the primer wire is automatically pulled. The patent number "45,806" is on both the 3" x 3.25" linen patent office tag as well as painted on the grenade itself. It is also accompanied by a 1.375" x 2.125" orange tag bearing the ink script notation, "J. S. Adams/ Hand Grenade/ Rec'd Sept. 14, 1864" with the printed date '64. This tag was apparently affixed to the grenade when it was originally submitted to the patent office. Despite the fact that this grenade was demonstrated to General Abbott at Petersburg in 1865, and he actually preferred it over the Ketchum, it apparently never went into production, and only a few examples exist, this being the ultimate.Auction Info
2009 December Signature Arms & Militaria Including Civil War Auction #6021 (go to Auction Home page)
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