Original U.S. WWII MkII M21 Inert Practice Pineapple Fragmentation Hand Grenade with M200A1 Fuze MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly concurrent action had been taken

concurrent action had been taken to move the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions by truck to the vicinity of Bastogne

The Brodie helmet

crashed into the English Channel

however the marking on the lock plate is still fully legible

The laminate wood forearm and buttstock are excellent and the rifle features a brown plastic pistol grip

Original U.S. WWII MkII M21 Inert Practice Pineapple Fragmentation Hand Grenade with M200A1 Fuze MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly concurrent action had been takenOriginal Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and inert fuse. This grenade cannot be converted to an explosive device and is not available for export. This is a nice inert practice example of the iconic U. S. fragmentation pineapple grenade issued during WWII. The Mk II was standardized in 1920 replacing the Mk I of 1917. It was phased out gradually, the U. S. Navy being the last