Original German WWII Training Nb-Hgr 39b Inert Smoke Stick Grenade by Richard Rinker - Date 1939 & 1940 Lock Assembly The 379th led the 8th

The 379th led the 8th Air Force in bombing accuracy

This is a very nice WWII German Wehrmacht Luftwaffe EM/NCO's Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß)

A detachment from 2nd ANGLICO was sent as part of SMAGTF-A

The underside of the rim is stamped ZJ270

The reverse has a small oval plate where a monogram is sometimes added

Original German WWII Training Nb-Hgr 39b Inert Smoke Stick Grenade by Richard Rinker - Date 1939 & 1940 Lock Assembly The 379th led the 8thOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an rare excellent example of a practice training NB. Hgr. 39 or Nebelhandgranate 1939 German Stick Grenade. This is the first smoke grenade handle we have seen with a trainer head. This is Not Available for Export. In 1939 the Stielhandgranate design was modified to create the Nebelhandgranate "smoke hand grenade". Smoke was used for masking protection from enemy fire and signaling. There were two variants,