Original British WWI Rifle Grenades- No.20 Mk I, No.24 Mk I British Uniform Model 1860 Staff and Field

Model 1860 Staff and Field Officer sword marker marked by WM Read & Sons Boston Mass

Worn by US paratroopers when jumping with the M-1 Garand rifle

The base is marked with the crown

The best aspect of this incredible jacket is the hand painted “Hells Belle” pinup girl holding a three pronged pitch fork standing in fire on the back of the jacket along with the names of 30 German cities that represent successful bombing runs

Original British WWI Rifle Grenades- No.20 Mk I, No.24 Mk I British Uniform Model 1860 Staff and FieldOriginal Items: One Set Only. This is a very interesting set of the two principal rifle grenades both introduced into western front service in June of 1917. Offered in totally inert, non functional condition. As seen above on this page, the new rifle grenade N3 inspired from the commercial percussion grenade Marten Hale appears in 1915. This design solved most of the safety issues associated to the rifle grenade N2. However, if the ingenious mechanism