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Russian grenades

Baldari

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Here is a photo of my russian grenades, and I have a question, about M14. How can you tell if it's M14 or M14/30 model?

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Hi Baldari. The difference is where the handle attached to the firing pin. yours has a loop on the firing pin and a hook on the top of the handle so its the M14/30. the earlier one had a nail head fitting on the firing pin and a fork on the top of the handle. also the later one could be fitted with a frag sleeve. the changes were made to simplify the production.
Cheers, Paul.
 
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