Original British WWII British No 69 Grenade Dated 1940 - Inert Category_Martini-Henry Parts Such was the position opposite

Such was the position opposite the 315th Infantry

almost blacked

It is complete with liner and chinstrap and has original period brown paint on the underside of the shell

We just had to hold this for St

Original British WWII British No 69 Grenade Dated 1940 - Inert Category_Martini-Henry Parts Such was the position oppositeOriginal 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 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,