Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Hand Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert Spade Grip Assembly Measures approximately 38-1/2" long x

Measures approximately 38-1/2" long x 6" wide

Overall length of the knife is 8 3/4 inches

Overall condition of the jacket is very good to excellent

The '1' badge was stolen from a display in Russia in 2005

as neck badges

Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Hand Grenade Dated 1942 - Inert Spade Grip Assembly Measures approximately 38-1/2" long xOriginal 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 I 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,