Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets It appears to be made

It appears to be made from Aluminum frame sides mounted with this nasty curved steel blade

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and in this case a large opening is cut in the bottom to allow the fired cartridge cases to drop free

The attack was beaten back with small arms and artillery fire

Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets It appears to be madeOriginal 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,