DEACTIVATED INERT. WW1 Italian Besotti Model 1915 Hand Grenade. - O 1700 DEACTIVATED INERT. WW1 Italian Besotti Model 1915 Hand Grenade. - O 1700 Other Ammunition

DEACTIVATED INERT. This is an original rare WW1 Italian Besotti model 1915 fragmentation hand grenade. The grenade consists of two cast iron half spheres screwed together with external fragmentation cast in to the outside of the grenade. The grenade was of an excellent design except for the ignition which consisted a wick with a phosphorated head which normally needed a friction brush to ignite, the wick could also be lit by a match. The wick on this Besotti is at the top of the grenade, indication manufacture in Italy during WW1. The grenade is in good condition and both halves screw together easily. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1700