Original Soviet Cold War Inert RPG-2 Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher Serial D1862 by Kovrov Mechanical Plant with Display Rocket German Badges & Signs The MPL-50 is a small

The MPL-50 is a small spade (50 cm (20 in) length) invented by Danish officer Mads Johan Buch Linnemann in 1869

making the interior dark

The barrel features three groove rifling

The metalwork overall shows a lovely oxidation speckled steel patina

this was almost certainly made by a British Tommy for use in WW1's trenches where time was heavy on their hands

Original Soviet Cold War Inert RPG-2 Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher Serial D1862 by Kovrov Mechanical Plant with Display Rocket German Badges & Signs The MPL-50 is a smallOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a totally inert non firing BATF compliant deactivated non functional Soviet RPG 2 which is marked in Cyrillic on the trigger assembly. The launcher has been deactivated to BATF specifications by drilling out the ignition mechanism with a 1 2" drill bit and welding a 1 2" steel bar across the bore in its place. It also has had a bore width hole drilled through the right and left side above the trigger