Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert Russian Ordnance Sometimes during the mid-30's the

Sometimes during the mid-30's the increased need for grenades could not be covered by the output from the factory in Menden (brb)

On 24 December

1942 at Camp Van Dorn

The throat is the thinner style and is held in place by a two dome head screws

C-44 NORTH BORNEO and on the reverse side: AAF CLOTH CHART - at the top center and titled: NO

Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert Russian Ordnance Sometimes during the mid-30's theOriginal 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,