INERT DEACTIVATED. RARE, British WW2, 1942 Dated, Number 74 Mark I (Sticky Bomb) Anti-Tank Hand Grenade. Sn - 22846:77 INERT DEACTIVATED. RARE, British WW2, 1942 Dated, Number 74 Mark I (Sticky Bomb) Anti-Tank Hand Grenade. Sn - 22846:77 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a rare to find British WW2, number 74 mark I anti-tank grenade complete with its fuze. The grenade was called the ST grenade but more often the Sticky Bomb. The grenade consisted of a spherical glass globe that originally containing a filling of 560 grams of Nobel's 823 (a viscus mixture of nitro-glycerine and nitro cellulose), covered with a stockinet type of material impregnated with a strong adhesive derived from birdlime called adhesive B17 manufactured by Kay Brothers of Stockport. The glass globe is impressed No 74 I a makers mark 1942 (date), The bakelite throwing handle has the early mark one retaining collar and is complete with its original pressed steel arming handle, split pin and ring. The grenades handle retains its original firing pin and spring. See pages 163-167 in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price for this rare grenade 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 22846:77