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Ebay MKI Dummy

timmymac

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Picked up this nice MKI dummy on eBay this week. The one I had was in very poor condition. In the picture, it looks like green paint is partially there but in good light it's actually blue. I don't know why either would be on this grenade as they were painted black if at all. A MKI body was also used as throwing practice but I believe those red. Anyone have any light to shed on this, other than someone painted it blue because they saw later dated practice ordnance with this shade of finish.
 

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Likely just someone painted it to make it easier to find after throwing. I have seen them painted in a number of different colours, blue, red, black, black with white stripes.............. who knows..............
 
Thanks Daryl. And I should've noted that yours is always on dog my "go to books" on US/British grenades.
And soeaking of TGRM, how much longer do we have to wait for new UNITED STATES TGRM?
Tim
 
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