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Dutch N069 Drill ?

Big Dave

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Just recieved this No69 body ,no makers mark ,date ,etc ,only Exc on the bottom .Is this a Dutch No69 practice grenade body ?I've looked at Lexs site and can't find a Dutch drill version ,any help appreciated
 

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No 69 Dutch

Big Dave,

On the first page it says that the instructor and all students will have an instructiehandgranaat so it can be Dutch EXC stands for Exercitie
 

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I think you are right Dave. I can't access my Dutch No69 at the moment, but I'm pretty sure they are un-marked, unlike the British ones being marked : No69 I DLR 40 (other dates)
 
My Drill Dutch 69. Has a solid practice fuze with a number and a symbol on it. The cap has a number and the same symbol inside. And the body is marked EXC on the base.
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heres a Dutch 69, 3rd from left. the body is unmarked but each component of the fuze and body has a different number and a tiny symbol inside. the cap has finer grip lines that the UK, Australian or Canadian models. Also the dutch version has the Mk3 247 fuze.
 

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heres a Dutch 69, 3rd from left. the body is unmarked but each component of the fuze and body has a different number and a tiny symbol inside. the cap has finer grip lines that the UK, Australian or Canadian models. Also the dutch version has the Mk3 247 fuze.

And from memory metric threads
 
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