Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert New Items which could be emptied into

which could be emptied into the magazine tube in the buttstock

- Reinforced with welded steel straps

The intricate high-quality construction is not surprising

though the date is faint

Each example carries the honest wear and variation expected from decades of Finnish military service

Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert New Items which could be emptied intoOriginal 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,