Misfit 45 Posted January 12, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 12, 2020 Hi Folks, I'm a bayonet guy, so this is way out of my area of knowledge. I bought this several decades ago, because it looked WWII. Now I'm curious. What is this? Training, de-milled? WWII or post WWII? Mismatch? What do the letters mean, maker marks? The last picture shows the hole in the bottom. Thanks for the info. Marv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodes Posted January 12, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 12, 2020 Modern copy of a training grenade....Bodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodes Posted January 12, 2020 Share #3 Posted January 12, 2020 Modern copy of a training grenade....Bodes RFX stamp, blue paint, and hole in base denote it's a training grenade.....Some modern copies are coming in from overseas.....Yours may be an original military training grenade, but again is relatively modern made...Bodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misfit 45 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted January 12, 2020 Thanks. In this case, modern means about 40 years ago, maybe a little less. What does RFX mean? Marv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill in VA Posted January 12, 2020 Share #5 Posted January 12, 2020 RFX is Richmond Foundry, IIRC. They made real M21 training grenades post WW2. The type of fuze on yours is the telltale that it’s a fake/novelty grenade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
917601 Posted January 13, 2020 Share #6 Posted January 13, 2020 Fake repro, China casted hundreds of thousands of these decades ago and were imported by Army surplus stores nationwide. One of the last surviving surplus stores near me still has a barrel full for sale. They also cast the M26 and M67 style. I repainted a few and am placing them on the very top shelf at our Legion hoping no serious collector comes along....they look convincing at about 20 feet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misfit 45 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted January 13, 2020 Thanks guys, just wanted to know. No harm no foul, paid $5.00 for it. Marv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
917601 Posted January 13, 2020 Share #8 Posted January 13, 2020 Cast repros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
917601 Posted January 13, 2020 Share #9 Posted January 13, 2020 Thanks guys, just wanted to know. No harm no foul, paid $5.00 for it. Marv You did good, my AN surplus store is charging $10.00 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAmules Posted January 19, 2020 Share #10 Posted January 19, 2020 This is what a real GI practice RFX grenade looks like, although someone along the line changed the paint from light blue to green to look more "war like". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
917601 Posted January 19, 2020 Share #11 Posted January 19, 2020 This is what a real GI practice RFX grenade looks like, although someone along the line changed the paint from light blue to green to look more "war like". For added info, can you post a picture of the bottom hole? A chamfer on the bottom hole is a reliable indication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
917601 Posted January 19, 2020 Share #12 Posted January 19, 2020 This older post covers fuze thread size, bottom hole, etc. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/169591-post-wwii-mkii-grenade/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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