Original Rare U.S. WWII O.S.S. Issue T13 Beano Grenade Manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company with Small Display Case - Inert German Flags The side is marked with

The side is marked with the date: 7-44

the use of African and Asian colonials on the home front

The stock shows a carved "shell" or "leaf" around the barrel tang

and we have seen several identical examples in other collections

The flag measures approximately 31" x 27"

Original Rare U.S. WWII O.S.S. Issue T13 Beano Grenade Manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company with Small Display Case - Inert German Flags The side is marked withOriginal Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and non functional, this is an original rare WWII T 13 "Beano" hand grenade, offered in great condition. The T 13 was an experimental hand grenade developed by the Office of Strategic Services (which later became the CIA) in the latter years of WW2. The grenade is marked EKC on the body and FUZE, T5, indicating the manufacturer, the Eastman Kodak Company. It is also marked GRENADE T13 COMP A in yellow