Hand grenade: Country of origin?

[gavinb]

Hello new to the forum can any forum member tell me if this ( deact ) grenade is British or American.
The grenade is dated 1946 with the letters M G A on the other side of the top.
Although the date puts the grenade after the war I presume that the same type was used during the conflict.
Thanks Gavin

[Walkwolf]

Hi, Gavin. Welcome to the Forum................!

I am quite sure this is a WWI French model 'F1', which were used into WWII.
The date stamping you see may simply be a batch or lot number.

The US Army designed their 'MKI' after this grenade for WWI, which did not
see use there in great quantities due to a complicated and confusing,
potentially dangerous fuse design.

Below is a US MKI body with improved MKII fuse for comparison:

[Adrian Stevenson]

Steve is correct, a French F1. See here:

French Grenade Guide

Cheers, Ade.

PS: Welcome to the forum!

[gavinb]

Thanks for the link and the information Gav

[COLT 1911A1]

Nice looking F1...I've always wanted one...
Regards, Thanos...

[Nick Hessens]

Here is mine. Not in the best condition though.

Regards