by Greymartin » Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:38 pm
Knives are a standard prop, I juggled Viking axes at a fete in Goole near Hull when there was a Viking Battle Recreation group showing. The hand grenades was at Catterick Garrison when I was up visiting a mate in the Green Howards Regiment. IIRC the mortar bombs was on Salisbury Plain because a squaddy bet me I didn't dare, so I showed him I did.
Grenades are safe with the pins in. And believe me, anyone trying the trick of pulling the pin with their teeth would lose teeth, as the pins are in really tight.
Mortar bombs are a bit more tricky as the fins hurt a bit, but they don't fuse until they are fired from a mortar, so they are reasonably safe also (the soldier didn't know I knew that).
The axes had long handles so they slapped quite hard landing, so they were the most painful to juggle.
And juggling knives aren't sharp - although I once juggled 3 Sabatier carving knives at a Food Fair - which was a really stupid thing to do.
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