From the Office of the State Fire Marshal:
Technicians from the Office of the State Fire Marshal were called to Whiteford on Thursday morning after a grenade was discovered in the attic of a home.
The family requested an auctioneer to review the home for possible sale. During the estimate, the auctioneer discovered the grenade in a foot locker located in the attic of the home. He placed the grenade outside of the home and immediately called 911, requesting disposal.
OSFM Bomb Technicians later determined the grenade was a French made grenade (DF 37), commonly referrred to as a “Little Brown Jug” and was inert. The deceased owner, Allen Lloyd was previously in the Navy during WWII. Mr. Lloyd passed away in 1979.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office assisted by closing a section of Main Street while the device was examined.
Diagnostics were performed on the device and it was determined the grenade was inert.
It is inert, why is this even a “news” story?
Speak for yourself. I thought the article was da bomb.
So some goofball actually handled it, took it outside and dialed for help but couldnt turn it over to see the hole drilled in the bottom of it? #moron
Further, why did an “auctioneer” go through a foot locker?
Why didn’t the family check out the house thoroughly before having a stranger who you never met come into your home?
Either this is a dishonest auctioneer who was snooping around or the family of this greatest generation ww2 soldier isn’t exactly respectful to his memory. Either way very sad.
Why are service members always taking grenades home, inert or otherwise?
Service members are always taking grenades home? Really? I must have missed something. I never took one home when I was a service member. I had no idea everyone else was.