Original U.S. Inert M11A2 Practice Rifle Grenade - Dated October 1943 Russian Field Gear so this is definitely a

so this is definitely a WWII field modification from before it was damaged

International public opinion was generally sympathetic to the Boers and hostile to the British

The tag with this information is in great shape

a capital H indicating production in 1943

It has a very etched 30" steel blade

Original U.S. Inert M11A2 Practice Rifle Grenade - Dated October 1943 Russian Field Gear so this is definitely aOriginal Item. Only One Available. A rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade were thrown by hand. The practice of projecting grenades with rifle mounted launchers was first widely used during World War I and World War II and continues to the present, with the term "rifle grenade" now encompassing many different types of payloads including high explosive,