Original U.S. Civil War Inert 5 Pound Ketchum Grenade with Very Old Replacement Shaft & Fins - Extremely Rare Japanese Antique Guns it is important to note

it is important to note that the Siebel Gorman Company added the large brass horn to the bellow pump and sold it as a Fire Siren or FOG HORN for maritime sailors and fishermen to sound out to approaching ships

There is fraying of the material along the edge of the liner

with no mechanical issues to note

designed and produced by a famous early female aviator

Original U.S. Civil War Inert 5 Pound Ketchum Grenade with Very Old Replacement Shaft & Fins - Extremely Rare Japanese Antique Guns it is important to noteOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Ketchum Hand Grenade was a type of grenade used in the American Civil War. It was patented on August 20, 1861 (U. S. Pat. #33,089) by William F. Ketchum, a mayor of Buffalo, New York, and was partially adopted in the Union Army. They were used in battles such as Vicksburg and Petersburg (both major sieges in the war). The Ketchum grenade was a hand thrown weapon with limited range used primarily during sieges;