Original Swiss Inert Practice Defensive Hand Grenade 17 - Blinde DefensivHandgranate 17 Snider Rifle - Original German War Merit

- Original German War Merit Cross 1st Class with Maker Mark on Clasp

The 25th Aero Squadron was an Air Service

It was manufactured at Danzig Arsenal

and has been severely tested both at Liege and Wimbledon

The final document we have pertaining to Donald is a post-war report compiled by Dick Wilson in 1998

Original Swiss Inert Practice Defensive Hand Grenade 17 - Blinde DefensivHandgranate 17 Snider Rifle - Original German War MeritOriginal Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and inert fuse. This grenade cannot be converted to an explosive devise and is not available for export. First introduced in 1917, the Swiss DefensivHandgranate ("Defensive Hand Grenade") 17 replaced the earlier DHG16, and remained in use into World War II and afterwards. Before throwing, the safety cap had to be removed and the arming