Original Vietnam War Era Chinese Anti-Tank Parachute Stick Grenade - Copy of Russian RKG-3 Snider Rifle Accessories soldiers routinely mixed baking powder

soldiers routinely mixed baking powder in with the water when filling the canteen

could be mounted to the front or the center of the gun depending on where it was being used

resulting in non-survivable head injuries to the temporal skull

which has partly worn off: MERIDEN MANU

indicating 1943 manufacture by Boyt Harness Co of Des Moines Iowa

Original Vietnam War Era Chinese Anti-Tank Parachute Stick Grenade - Copy of Russian RKG-3 Snider Rifle Accessories soldiers routinely mixed baking powderOriginal Item: Only One Available. This ordinance is inert and has been fully deactivated following guidelines provided by the ATF. During the Vietnam war, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) received a lot of support and supplies from Communist China, which of course included weapons and ordnance. This is a Chinese Anti Tank Parachute Stick grenade, sometimes referred to as the "type 50", which is a copy of the Russian RKG 3 Anti Tank series of grenades.