Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert Russian Ordnance 577/450 caliber still faintly showing

577/450 caliber still faintly showing the original markings on right side of the receiver as being manufactured by BSA & M Co (Birmingham Small Arms & Metals Co

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

every piece is somewhat different

Year of manufacture 1854

this is the correct “waxed” (no wax is applied) canvas cover made to fit the both the 1928 and M1A1 Military issue Thompson Sub Machine Guns with standard length 10

Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert Russian Ordnance 577/450 caliber still faintly showingOriginal 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,