Original U.S. WWI Incredibly Rare Shinkle Hand Grenade - Inert Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Clay Combat Studies Institute Press

Clay Combat Studies Institute Press

There are no markings on the hanger

This rifle dates from after that period

though there is some wear and the bayonet has been sharpened

this is a very unusual officer's accessory very often overlooked by collectors

Original U.S. WWI Incredibly Rare Shinkle Hand Grenade - Inert Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Clay Combat Studies Institute PressOriginal Item: Only One Available. One of the most sought after of the US early grenades is this excellent Shinkle. Per a respected grenade authority: Shinkle Hand Grenade, Concussion Type, Experimental, dated Nov. 30, 1918." The grenade was the invention of Major Edward Marsh Shinkle who at the time was stationed at Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His idea of an impact fuzed hand grenade was undertaken and prototypes were made and