Dirt Detective Posted April 21, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 21, 2020 Just a heads up to my fellow Grenade brothers..Repo grenade can being sold on Ebay as original..second one I have seen this week. https://www.ebay.com/itm/EMPTY-WWII-HAND-GRENADE-MK-II-CONTAINER-M-41-FRAG-ARMY-USMC-CAN/373027826518?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225074%26meid%3D5668480a7b934279af7ae437578d38b3%26pid%3D100290%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D373027826518%26itm%3D373027826518%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2060778&_trksid=p2060778.c100290.m3507 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persian Gulf Command Posted April 21, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 21, 2020 DD, Thanks for the notice. I saw this as well. Someone did a nice job. Unfortunately, with some artificial aging this will fool many unknowing collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted April 21, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 21, 2020 doesn't even list it as junk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted April 21, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 21, 2020 Don't be fooled - now or ever. Inside, along the wall of the bottom half of the can, you can see my maker's mark: AOD...for Arcadia Ordnance Depot. (I mark all my repro cans in this manner). This can is circa either 2008 or 2013. I don't know the seller. I guess I should have been selling them for a lot more back in those days Rob L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted April 21, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 21, 2020 I am asking because I don't know.... did the Army actually use quotation marks on "FRAG"? I don't ever recall seeing that. Then again, I wasn't looking for those details back then. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted April 21, 2020 Share #6 Posted April 21, 2020 I believe mine is real. It has some lettering impressed in the lid and "FRAG" printed on top. Not sure if it came with the yellow mkii it came in when I got it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Detective Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted April 22, 2020 I tried to add a pic of the canister in this auction but the format was too big so I took a pic or one of Robs cans and an original..in his first auction with a buy it now of $39..you couldn't see the AOD mark..what I noticed is the repo can has a tighter C in the word CANISTER M41..with the paint it almost looks like an O. Here is an original and a repo next to each other to try and show what im talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Detective Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted April 27, 2020 Close up of the C on the repo can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Detective Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted April 27, 2020 Now the C on an original can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Detective Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted April 27, 2020 On 4/21/2020 at 2:12 PM, Garandomatic said: I believe mine is real. It has some lettering impressed in the lid and "FRAG" printed on top. Not sure if it came with the yellow mkii it came in when I got it or not. Post a pic Garandomatic..maybe we can figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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