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Hand grenade from the wreck of the East Indiaman Princesse Maria
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Cast-iron hand grenade, a round hollow sphere filled with gunpowder and a round opening in which a tube was caulked with slightly non-flammable material. The (wooden) tube is missing from this example. The grenade was bound with rope.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHandgranaat uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder Princesse Maria. 1682 - 1686. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
