Original USSR Soviet-Afghan War Era Ruchnaya Granata Nastupatel'naya Inert Impact Detonated RGN Offensive Hand Grenade Royal Air Force Ron Tilley served in the

Ron Tilley served in the Australian Air Force for over 34 years and is currently the Director General of Capital Facilities and Infrastructure for the Australian Department of Defense

he was one of the airmen who took part in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo

mounted to a board and ready to display

so unfortunately the original address marking on the top is completely gone

Original USSR Soviet-Afghan War Era Ruchnaya Granata Nastupatel'naya Inert Impact Detonated RGN Offensive Hand Grenade Royal Air Force Ron Tilley served in theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a rare Soviet grenade, the RGN Hand Grenade. The RGN and RGO grenades were developed under Project BAZALT ("Basalt") during the SovietAfghan War to supplement the RGD 5. When in combat in the mountains Russian troops found their grenades were less effective. The steep terrain often caused grenades to accidentally bounce or roll back towards the thrower's position and cause friendly