INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a rare unfired WW2 German WK 361 lp flare pistol grenade for the 27mm Leuchtpistole flare pistol. The grenade is muzzle loaded into the flare pistol and fired conventionally. The primer is at the bottom of the grenade which ignited the propellant in the wooden tube which in turn sets off the grenades 4 ½ second delay mechanism primer in base. The grenade was propelled out of the barrel by a series of 6 gas vents around the primer. This grenade has a conventional pressed steel Model 39 egg grenade screwed onto wood and metal shaft where the primer would have screwed in. There is an alloy reinforcing collar at the head of the wooden shaft and at the base of the grenade is an alloy primer holder and propellant vent. The grenade primer at the top of the shaft is stamped 11557/5 ehe . The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn O 1124
£375.00