Original U.S. WWII Wood Box for MK1A1 Grenades Bayonets Original Item: Purchased sometime in

Original Item: Purchased sometime in the 1980's in a Brussels Warehouse Sale we got a carton of what turned out to be Original WWI era all steel Belgian M-1916 Bayonet tubular Scabbards for the long bayonet issued in WW1 with the Mauser 1888 Rifle for use in trench warfare that had been "officially" shortened from 18" to 14" to conform the M-1924 Belgian Rifle

original are very hard to find on the market today

It was fired from a six-tube launcher mounted on a towed carriage adapted from that used by the 3

This produced the massive

This is the screw that holds the cocking indicator

Original U.S. WWII Wood Box for MK1A1 Grenades Bayonets Original Item: Purchased sometime inOriginal Item: Wood crate designed to hold 24 MK1A1 training hand grenades. The nonfunctioning type developed to help safely train soldiers in the early days of WW2. It was used for training in handling and throwing of the fragmentation hand grenade MK2. The Grenade MKlA1 was used for practice in throwing hand grenades in small confined areas because it is completely inert as well as for distance but the overall purpose was to improve techniques in