Original WWI Italian S.I.P.E. Style Hand Fragmentation Grenade Body DVD To date no one has

To date no one has received more than five awards

The assembly consists of three parts

the Germans are supposed to have nicknamed the Lewis "the Belgian Rattlesnake"

stealing livestock

before withdrawing to Egypt to reorganize in early 1916

Original WWI Italian S.I.P.E. Style Hand Fragmentation Grenade Body DVD To date no one hasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a WW1 era Italian S. I. P. E. style grenade body, which is a variant that we have not seen before. Unlike most, it is open at both ends. It is however definitely well made, and shows modern casting techniques. The grenade body itself looks fairly modern in design, looking similar to the French F1 and US Mk II grenades, but larger at about 3 3 8"long x 2 1 2"wide. S. I. P. E. is an