Original Imperial German WWI Karabingranate M 1917 Rifle Grenade for Sleeve Launcher - Inert German SS originally issued in flintlock

originally issued in flintlock

As General Eisenhower watched the operation from a church tower on the west side of the Rhine the 513th had the misfortune of flying over a contingent of German antiaircraft weapons

but there is definitely staining and soiling from sweat and oil around the edge and on the sweatband

the tip of the blade has snapped off

and the arduous drive to liberate Europe from NSDAP occupation had begun

Original Imperial German WWI Karabingranate M 1917 Rifle Grenade for Sleeve Launcher - Inert German SS originally issued in flintlockOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an Imperial German WWI Karabingranate (Carbine Grenade) M 1917, which are extremely hard to find. This is the first example that we have ever had, and as can be seen, it looks to be a "battlefield dug example. It looks to have had the cast iron body sandblasted to remove oxidation, however it also may have removed material from the softer alloy. The grenade still has the top nut and