WW2 Gewehr Propaganda Granate Rifle Grenade

Inert relic item recovered from a Russian Front battlefield. Sadly there are no propaganda papers inside.

Has been soaked in acid solution to remove all the rust.

Pictures show the actual item for sale - last picture is diagram showing the construction.

Information from collector sites as follows:

Data Overall length 5.7 inches. Total Weight 8 ozs. Weight without leaflets 7 ozs. Delay 9 seconds. Range 500 yards.

Description This grenade is fired from the rifles 3 cm. discharger cup (Schiessbecher) which can be fitted to most types of German rifles. The body of this grenade is a steel case with a pre-rifled base. Inside the base there is a 9-second delay fuze and an ejecting charge for the pamphlets. Two steel leaflet packing covers are held loosely inside the case and fitting over the top of these is a removable steel cap. The leaflets are inserted by removing the steel cap and rolling the leaflets tightly making sure that they do not show above the rim of the case. The cap is then replaced.

Operation When the grenade is fired the propelling cartridge will ignite the delay fuze. Approximately 9 seconds after discharge, the delay fuze will set off the ejecting charge, blowing off the cap and forcing the leaflets out the nose.