Original U.S. WWII Inert MkII Pineapple Grenade with Yellow Ring & M10A3 Fuze Category_MG 34 Feed Assembly Just prior to the war

Just prior to the war the total peacetime army consisted of a paltry 16

showing just a bit of rounding on the grooves

Launching directly into the enemy formation

In 1897 a new Reichs-Kokarde in Red-White-Black was introduced for all ranks to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kaiser Wilhelm 1st

Called in German the Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Bronze

Original U.S. WWII Inert MkII Pineapple Grenade with Yellow Ring & M10A3 Fuze Category_MG 34 Feed Assembly Just prior to the warOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of an American MkII Pineapple grenade. This example is in great shape and is affixed with an M10A3 fuze. This example also retains most of the lovely yellow ring around the neck. Like all deactivated ordnance, this grenade is Not Available for Export. This is an iconic U. S. fragmentation pineapple grenade issued during WWII. The Mk II was standardized in 1920 replacing the Mk I of 1917.