Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Inert 2nd Model Heavy Schweregranate Hand Grenade with Fuze Wick Category_Receiver Top Cover as expected from a firearm

as expected from a firearm developed during the days of corrosive powder and with an early breech loading system

The stock still exhibits some of the original reddish hue finish

The card is signed at the bottom “With compliment for Mr

and B-17 models

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Inert 2nd Model Heavy Schweregranate Hand Grenade with Fuze Wick Category_Receiver Top Cover as expected from a firearmOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a totally inert example of a heavy Schwere hand grenade, as used by Austro Hungarians during the later years of the Great War. This grenade is completely void of any explosive content as per the BATF guidelines on inert ordnance. This cannot be converted back to be used as an explosive device. Not Available For Export Schwere hand grenades were made of cast iron and were produced in quite a number of