Hello,
We usually find US WW2 Mk2 grenades in my place and as it's a common grenade I don't pay attention to details.
Today I found a live rusted original Mk2 in WW2 mountain battlefield (100% original)
I noticed uncommon details, remnants of red paint on the body (Mk2 with plug screwed on base), yellow band on the top (beneath the fuze), and a fuze M200 A1 but with a standard safety lever of M10 (after cleaning, I found markings on the top of the lever FUZE M200A, UAMCO, 14LOT)
So I assume this grenade was first a practice grenade painted red, refilled Ec powder for combat, painted green (paint is missing because of long time in the ground) and fuzed with a M200A1 modified.
Now I have several questions :
-Is it a practice grenade modified for the war ?
-What is the period of red code for practice Mk2 ?
-Is it usual to find a MK2 fuzed M200A1 modified with a M10 lever ?
Regards
We usually find US WW2 Mk2 grenades in my place and as it's a common grenade I don't pay attention to details.
Today I found a live rusted original Mk2 in WW2 mountain battlefield (100% original)
I noticed uncommon details, remnants of red paint on the body (Mk2 with plug screwed on base), yellow band on the top (beneath the fuze), and a fuze M200 A1 but with a standard safety lever of M10 (after cleaning, I found markings on the top of the lever FUZE M200A, UAMCO, 14LOT)
So I assume this grenade was first a practice grenade painted red, refilled Ec powder for combat, painted green (paint is missing because of long time in the ground) and fuzed with a M200A1 modified.
Now I have several questions :
-Is it a practice grenade modified for the war ?
-What is the period of red code for practice Mk2 ?
-Is it usual to find a MK2 fuzed M200A1 modified with a M10 lever ?
Regards
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