U.s. Version of #75 hawkins grenade-mine

[vinnyw]

This came in the mail yesterday,a WW2 U.S. m7 that is double marked as a trainer - real U.S. hawkins grenade -mine.I was lucky to come by this and managed to get it .
It is noted in a few books I have read that paratropers used a lot of these ,but I was amased of the weight,its very heavy.Thanks for looking and I would be interested in what is different between the #75 hawkins.Thanks for your input.
vinny :tinysmile_fatgrin_t:tinysmile_fatgrin_t

 

[EOD]

I would say there is no relation to the Hawkins at all.

 

[US-Subs]

With all due respect to a nice piece (I like the T marking) I agree. Though it may or may not have started conceptually from the idea of the Hawkins, as far as I know the two are not connected in any way. The similarity is so slight as to not exist.