Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Hand Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert German Army Heer Mindful of the need for

Mindful of the need for speed

All three untouched split pin rivet fasteners are intact and complete with all three slotted washers

All in all a really wonderful large grouping from a Marine in the 5th Marine Regiment (Fifth Marines)

These consist of a mix of 4 ball and 1 armor-piercing tracer (APT)

and the inner bottle can be removed for inspection

Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Hand Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert German Army Heer Mindful of the need forOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent original inert example of a very hard to find British ordnance piece from WW2! The British No. 69 I was a hand grenade developed and used during the Second World War. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the No 36M "Mills bomb". This allowed the thrower to use a grenade even when there was little in the way of defensive cover. In contrast,