Original German WWII Training Nb-Hgr 39b Inert Smoke Stick Grenade by Richard Rinker - Date 1939 & 1940 French Machine Guns We do not know what

We do not know what manufacturer this stands for

From a 90th ID history website we found that on August 13th

who purchased it from England

Overall a fantastic memento of an iconic symbol for the Liberation of Holland in 1944

inside flap as : Hilborn-Hamburger INC just above VITALON

Original German WWII Training Nb-Hgr 39b Inert Smoke Stick Grenade by Richard Rinker - Date 1939 & 1940 French Machine Guns We do not know whatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an rare excellent example of a practice training NB. Hgr. 39 or Nebelhandgranate 1939 German Stick Grenade. This is the first smoke grenade handle we have seen with a trainer head. This is Not Available for Export. In 1939 the Stielhandgranate design was modified to create the Nebelhandgranate "smoke hand grenade". Smoke was used for masking protection from enemy fire and signaling. There were two variants,