Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets 4 Dec 1943-1 Jan 1944

4 Dec 1943-1 Jan 1944

All of this is minor

and in this case a large opening is cut in the bottom to allow the fired cartridge cases to drop free

(Staffs is short for Staffordshire)

Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets 4 Dec 1943-1 Jan 1944Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent original inert example of a very hard to find British ordnance piece from WW2! The British No. 69 I was a hand grenade developed and used during the Second World War. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the No 36M "Mills bomb". This allowed the thrower to use a grenade even when there was little in the way of defensive cover. In contrast,