Hello all. I'm hoping the experts amongst you can assist me with this object of mine. I basically want to know...
1. What type and year MkII grenade is this?
2. What fuse should it have on it?
3. Why is it chromed?
Now I have done my own research but I'm not sure if I'm correct.
1. I think it's a 1920's to 1930's MkII grenade. As it has flat shoulders with lines that don't go all the way through the neck and body. And it has a lead plug on the base. However, contrary to what I've read elsewhere, this plug is about 11mm across not 9mm as they are supposed to be? I believe this is a live grenade as opposed to a training one as it has the lead base rather than cork. And it's definitely lead as I have scraped it with a blade.
2. The fuse I have on it is obviously not the right one. It reads M6A3 and is straight and not curved. I THINK it should have an original "MkII fuze" with the short cut off lever. Or if not that, some type of M6 detonating fuse as it was a TNT filled device. Any ideas????
3. I guess it was chromed at some point as a souvenir? But what colour would it have been originally? Would it have been painted yellow or green?
4, Lastly, any ideas what the faded letters or numbers are. Is it maybe an 8 and a bit of an A?? I think somebody has engraved the "h" at a later date so ignore that
Any help or insight into anything surrounding my grenade would be fascinating to hear. Thank you.
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