Original Japanese WWII Type 97 Inert Fragmentation Hand Grenade Converted to Lighter Category_Brunswick Guns Each grip has a small

Each grip has a small medallion with an eagle and the company name

The tang may have had a defect

as each of them destroyed 5 or more enemy aircraft in aerial combat

- Taped interview with the Veteran on cassette

Nicely marked on the base:

Original Japanese WWII Type 97 Inert Fragmentation Hand Grenade Converted to Lighter Category_Brunswick Guns Each grip has a smallOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great inert demilitarized genuine Japanese Type 97 Hand Grenade, brought home by a USGI after the war, and converted into a very nice table lighter! It is in very good condition, and still features the original grenade body and top cover. The top cover had the central fuse removed, and the hole drilled out. It was then equipped with a very nice small lighter, which was made and marked on the side by Bowers