Original WWI Italian S.I.P.E. Hand Grenade Mounted on a Period Austrian Display Base with “Watch on the Tonale 1916” Commemorative Plaque Medals and is nicely marked on

and is nicely marked on the top cover:

Blade Length: 6 5/8"

It was very common for both the allies and axis to use each other's equipment when it was captured

arriving on the morning of 26 September

The 325th Regiment of Field Artillery was organized as part of the 159th Field Artillery Brigade

Original WWI Italian S.I.P.E. Hand Grenade Mounted on a Period Austrian Display Base with “Watch on the Tonale 1916” Commemorative Plaque Medals and is nicely marked onOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very Rare original WWI Italian S. I. P. E. Fragmentation Hand Grenade taken as a souvenir by an Austro Hungarian Soldier from the legendary battlefields of the Italian Alps. The grenade is mounted on a display base with a copper plaque applied which translates to Watch on the Tonale 1916. The Passo Tonale was the scene of extended combat during the White War that transpired in the Italian Alps between the Italians