Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Inert Hand Grenade - Excellent French Awards Medals Badges Insignia as the lever must be

as the lever must be held down to get the breech block to fall all the way

making the cross grain a bit faint

The Fuchi (grip collar) of the sword is the later war simplified iron type

as damaged and broken blades were not at all uncommon

Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Inert Hand Grenade - Excellent French Awards Medals Badges Insignia as the lever must beOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent original inert example of a very hard to find British ordnance piece from WWII! Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF approved manner so that they cannot be used as ammunition components for destructive devices, are not considered NFA weapons. This example is in total compliance and is NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT. The British