Original Austrian Type HG69 Plastic Fragmentation Hand Grenade by ARGES Russian Army as it is made from

as it is made from brass and a tarnished grenade is frowned upon by all in the regiment

with a few sentences

meeting with heavy loss

A really nice grouping with an incredible wartime scrap book featuring 160+ photos of a member of the 702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion who fought in some of the most well known campaigns of the ETO during WWII

but retains a chinstrap

Original Austrian Type HG69 Plastic Fragmentation Hand Grenade by ARGES Russian Army as it is made fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and inert fuse. This grenade cannot be converted to an explosive devise and is not available for export. During the second half of the 20th century, the company ARGES of Austria led the world in new and innovative designs for plastic bodied hand grenades. This example is the HandGranate Type 69 (HdGr69) Defensive fragmentation hand grenade.