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Grenade/pressure fuze combo


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Not real sure exactly what I have here, I do know it's completely inert, and was recovered from one of the WW2 era "superfund" cleanup sites in the United States. I suspect it was used in training the use of the firing mechanism more the the use of the grenade itself. Thoughts?

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Persian Gulf Command

The grenade is a Mk2 Training Grenade that was most likely originally painted blue.  This can be determined by the size of the opening on the base of the grenade.  The firing Device is a Combination Firing Device M6/M7.  An interesting observation is that the Firing Device appears to be welded or soldered to the grenade.

 

This combination would have been used as a booby trap anticipating pressure being applied to the trigger pin or a trip wire meant to pull the split ring firing the release pin.

 

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