INERT DEACTIVATED. Rare British WW1, 1915 Dated No 16 Hand Grenade. Sn - 19322 INERT DEACTIVATED. Rare British WW1, 1915 Dated No 16 Hand Grenade. Sn - 19322 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a rare WW1, 1915 dated No 16 Mark 1 hand grenade and was the last of the emergency hand grenades introduced in the first half of 1915. This grenade was an improvement over the No15 ball grenade whereby its smaller oval shape made it easier to carry and throw and internal segmentation made fragmentation easier. This grenade however still had the external Brock matchhead igniter against the fuse to ignite it which was a carry over from the Number 15 ball hand grenade. This hand grenade is made of cast iron with a smooth outer surface with a screw in filling plug in the base and a screw in brock fuse holder at the top. The body has cast into it the makers monogram of DL within a diamond and 1915 (manufacturing date) underneath. See page 59, Grenade, British and Commonwealth hand and rifle grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 19322