1967 V40 hand grenade. What do I have?

[barqs19]

Picked this up over the weekend not really knowing what it was. I just saw the date 1967 and being that I collect Vietnam era items I bought it. After doing some research it seems that SOG teams used these in Vietnam however a few things aren't adding up. The body appears to be made of aluminum and the fuze is silver painted wood. I can't unscrew the fuze for fear of tearing it up. Is this a fake? Prototype? I'm not familiar with anyone selling reproductions of these things. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

 

[Slick]

Lots of info here, SEARCH is your friend, and on the internet about these. If it was sold as the "real-deal", then it's a fake. Or replica, if sold as such. The marking is a bit on the shoddy side, but none I've seen were all that well applied. Hopefully, you didn't pay a whole lot for it.

 

[barqs19]

I've looked everywhere but saw no info on an aluminum bodied grenade. I did find a Japanese copy that mentions a "metal" body for $35. I paid $40.

 

[US-Subs]

At best it looks like someone may have had a couple of components and tried to patch one together. It is most certainly not a prototype. The ball should be steel, and the paint on yours is the wrong yellow and a sloppy copy. The fuze body looks as though it may be correct, but incomplete. The silver part should be aluminum, and holds the fuze to the grenade body. The plastic cap is a copy.

 

[Slick]

I've looked everywhere but saw no info on an aluminum bodied grenade.

Hence, fake.

Everybody will have an opinion on value. If it fills a hole in your collection, then $40 ain't bad.

 

[dano1917]

disregard all









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[barqs19]

I doubt any of it's real. The body is aluminum as a magnet doesn't stick to it. I found it in a box of junk at the SOS show. I'm not in it too bad as these Asian copies sell for about the same.