Original Hungarian 42/48 M Training Hand Grenade with Fragmentation Sleeve Brown Bess Musket Parts A fine quality officer's private

A fine quality officer's private purchase

The 509th was attached to the 5th Army while in Italy 19 Nov 1943 - 15 Jul 1944 which authorized their personnel to wear the 5th Army shoulder sleeve insignia

with one mounting hole in the squared off tang where there is a ANCHOR stamp and painted signature

Once in place

Original Hungarian 42/48 M Training Hand Grenade with Fragmentation Sleeve Brown Bess Musket Parts A fine quality officer's privateOriginal Item: Only One Available. A number of training models can be found. A relatively complex training version was produced in 1942 to introduce the user to the variety of deployment options and the nuances of the arming systems. This duplicates the actions and weight of a live grenade but with an inert fuze, percussion cap, and filling. These training grenades were marked with three horizontal blue bands. This likely postwar example is offered in