Gildwiller1918 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Here is an interesting item I just picked up, it is a quadrant for WW1 German rod rifle grenades. Not a lot of photographs of them being used, other than the one shown below. These were for the rifles mounted onto launcher platforms, not individual use. It slides onto the rear rifle sight base and is held in place by a spring mounted clip, which mine is missing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 I also recently discovered the British also used a similar type of rifle grenade quadrant. These were introduced in 1915 for all SMLE rifles and were called grenade pendulum sights. They attached pretty much the same way the German type did. So far I have not found any photos of them in actual combat conditions. Photo source: internet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Here is the WW1 French version, which I have not seen before. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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