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Grenademan2005
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Reino, teach us about that rare item, please. Many of us already know about the combat ones, but this one its the first time I see one.
Well Miguel, unfortunately I have not much details about these. In a Finnish WW2 manuals I can only see that we captured these in White, Red, Green, Yellow color star and Smoke. All shells are black with bottom color corresponding to star color, and smoke shell with nose painted red.
Further they all have different notches on bottom to identify in dark. Length 140mm OA.
They all were fired with blank cartridges unlike Diakonov HE-grenades.
There also was a shorter version of at least white star shell with 83mm length OA.
Further they all have different notches on bottom to identify in dark. Length 140mm OA.
They all were fired with blank cartridges unlike Diakonov HE-grenades.
There also was a shorter version of at least white star shell with 83mm length OA.
Grenademan2005
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It is a rare item, Im right?
Grenademan2005
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That price is not expensive, Reino, for what usually have to pay for rare items.
Grenademan2005
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No necessary metal for have value.
Kilroy was Here
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Very nice and rare. Your very lucky to have this. It's in fantastic condition, really amazing condition after all this time.
Thanks for showing and telling about this flare Reino. I've never seen one before.
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