Original U.S. WWI “Join the Navy” Navy League Recruitment Poster - 22 x 28” Caps & Hats The mountings are retained by

The mountings are retained by 4 screws

The transport tube for the grenade is embossed on the metal bottom HAND GRENADE

while the smaller glass tube would contain the detonator

The elite of the German Military and Political worlds had long been given the finest quality provisions

so the the V / P / Eagle's Head marking on the left barrel facet is fully legible

Original U.S. WWI “Join the Navy” Navy League Recruitment Poster - 22 x 28” Caps & Hats The mountings are retained byOriginal Item. Only One Available. Once the U. S. officially joined the war in April, 1917, recruitment of volunteers became a top priority in order to amass a sizable military force without the need for a draft. Although many minority organizations eventually embraced the war in hopes of making social, economic, and political gains through public displays of patriotism, the war was much more controversial than these images suggest. This is a Navy