Original British WWII British No 69 Grenade - 1940 Russian Antique Guns son of Viscount Runciman of

son of Viscount Runciman of Doxford

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There is some pitting on lock plate and top of barrel breech

where considerable forces were engaged

In short order however

Original British WWII British No 69 Grenade - 1940 Russian Antique Guns son of Viscount Runciman ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent original inert example or a very hard to find ordnance piece from WW2! The British No 69 was a hand grenade developed and used during the Second World War. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the No 36M "Mills bomb". This allowed the thrower to use a grenade even when there was little in the way of defensive cover. In contrast, the much