Original U.S. WWII MkII M21 Inert Practice Pineapple Fragmentation Hand Grenade 81mm Mortar Army Air Forces inventory on

Army Air Forces inventory on 19 January 1944

The reverse ricasso under the chappe / rainguard is stamped with the 1935-41 Eickhorn trademark: a seated squirrel holding a sword

Navy shop origin information in block letters

the front 7" of it sheathed entirely in embossed sheet silver

the primary obligation of neutral treatment as foreseen in the Geneva Convention was to the victims of war

Original U.S. WWII MkII M21 Inert Practice Pineapple Fragmentation Hand Grenade 81mm Mortar Army Air Forces inventory onOriginal 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 device and is not available for export. This is a nice inert practice example of the iconic U. S. fragmentation pineapple grenade issued during WWII. The Mk II was standardized in 1920 replacing the Mk I of 1917. It was phased out gradually, the U. S. Navy being the last