I would try to hit the cap from the top, then hit it from the bottom, then spray with something you got and use two pliers one for the body other for the cap (I'd put thick leather in between not to damage the metal) and slowly try to move it both ways. This way I could open my grenade and neck that not even the seller could open (he tried heat as well).Ok I’ll give it a go. Freezer didn’t help. I’m thinking it must have been cemented in place as suggested above.
Just had to cross myself lolHow important is the cap to you? You could always just drill it out and look for a replacement later.
Yeah I've thought about this ... because really the cap isn't important. But I feel like it's just one more way for me to possibly ruin a very very nice grenade, so I might just give up on this little quest.Mine is fused in place too. I never wanted to do internal parts with my real parts build, so I just made a custom spacer to accommodate it.
How important is the cap to you? You could always just drill it out and look for a replacement later.
Yes, and I've thought about this. But then the rub is getting the grenade to sit safely on the assembly. Now there's nothing keeping it on. There are still some possibilities to explore though ...Since you can access the inside of the grenade by unscrewing the windvane could you section your components and just run wires through the fuse cap hole to connect everything together?
Just a slight hit, more like a knockI wouldn’t hit this grenade that hard. They are made to splinter and being over 100 years old I would do this with caution
I’ve never seen detail as close as this. Truly inspiring!
Cool idea, the one downside is it doesn’t look accurate on the front face. I’m happy to hear you got that stubborn grenade apart. I was getting a tad nervous for you.Hallelujah!!! I got the grenade cap off. And, because I will probably never stop messing with this thing, I have a new assembly mechanism for the balance pipe. I hate the idea of friction keeping the thing on, I turned to the idea of an expander plug from the bicycle industry. Two inner halves screw together in a cup-and-cone manner, pushing the outer walls apart (and into the inner wall of the tube, or in this case, the balance pipe). Then, the finished assembly has internal threading to which you can attach whatever you want. In the case of a bicycle, it's your top cap. In the case of the saber, it's the windvane assembly. So, no friction needed, and we get a very secure assembly.
View attachment 1481349
View attachment 1481348
View attachment 1481350
View attachment 1481351
View attachment 1481352
View attachment 1481353
View attachment 1481355View attachment 1481354
Yeah I’m starting to catch on to that. LolYeah I know the mechanism doesn’t look like the original, but I honestly don’t care at all.
very cool idea! being a avid cyclist i can respect this. just remember, its your saber, you can do what ever you want with itHallelujah!!! I got the grenade cap off. And, because I will probably never stop messing with this thing, I have a new assembly mechanism for the balance pipe. I hate the idea of friction keeping the thing on, I turned to the idea of an expander plug from the bicycle industry. Two inner halves screw together in a cup-and-cone manner, pushing the outer walls apart (and into the inner wall of the tube, or in this case, the balance pipe). Then, the finished assembly has internal threading to which you can attach whatever you want. In the case of a bicycle, it's your top cap. In the case of the saber, it's the windvane assembly. So, no friction needed, and we get a very secure assembly.
View attachment 1481349
View attachment 1481348
View attachment 1481350
View attachment 1481351
View attachment 1481352
View attachment 1481353
View attachment 1481355View attachment 1481354