Brian Keith Posted January 20, 2022 #1 Posted January 20, 2022 Grenade, Hand, Practice, Mk. IIA1, in original shipping container marked “PRACT MK II A 1”. Blue painted practice grenade, body casting mark “N”, fuze sealed on with black glue. A reference I found indicated the “N” marked were from WW I era Mk.II grenades. It has a threaded bottom filler hole. When found, it had an incorrect “spoon” from a smoke grenade, “FUZE M200A1 LOT 2-23159-20”. I changed it out with a more correct “M10A2” spoon. A nice flea market find in 1998 for $12! Thanks for looking. BKW
Kaptainssurplus Posted January 20, 2022 #3 Posted January 20, 2022 What's the bottom of the grenade look like? It looks post WW1, aka inter-war body. Possibly a type 2 body, it all depends on what the bottom hole looks like.
Brian Keith Posted January 21, 2022 Author #4 Posted January 21, 2022 Photo of bottom as requested. Best Regards, BKW
Brian Keith Posted January 21, 2022 Author #6 Posted January 21, 2022 Thanks for everyone's comments! BKW
Kaptainssurplus Posted January 25, 2022 #7 Posted January 25, 2022 I was wrong, this is a type 1 body, not a type 2. So this is a 1918 to 20s era body. I would say its a Grenade, Hand, Practice, Mk. II, not a MK2A1 practice since that didn't come out till the 40s. Someone probably just put it in that container.
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