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Old stick grenade question - german , russian, ??????

RegPitt

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Here's an old rough one...i was told it's Estonian! Any
enlightenment would be appreciated.
Thanks....
Reg
 

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With the frag interior, looks Russian, but the exterior looks German. Looks like a replacement handle,for sure. Interesting mix.
 
I have a similar handle, with long threaded sleeves. Mine came from Estonia but I was told it was not Estonian, rather Latvian or Lithuanian.
 
My similar handle is definitely not a replacement ( newly made ), but original and old.
 
I think that is Latvian handgrenade made before 2ww. Probably used in Winter war also. The handle should be shorter than German grenades. Fragmentation style is typical for Russian style.
 
Its estonian grenade .
Estonian has that style grenades??

Take a look closer on the top of greade. Around the hole its visible that there was a something like a pit. I dont know nothing about that type Estonian grenade, but Latvian grenade has small pit on the top.
 
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