Original German WWI Inert M1915 Poppenberg Percussion Stick Hand Grenade Head & Fittings with Reproduction Wooden Handle- Stielhandgranate 21st Century together with the rest of

together with the rest of the 82nd Airborne Division (minus the 504th PIR) where they began training for Operation Overlord

and 82d Divisions

as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF): it remained there until May 1940

The flag is in great shape and measures 28 x 37”

Beautifully turned wood ribbed handle complete with leather wrist thong

Original German WWI Inert M1915 Poppenberg Percussion Stick Hand Grenade Head & Fittings with Reproduction Wooden Handle- Stielhandgranate 21st Century together with the rest ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Germany entered World War I with a single grenade design: a heavy 750 gram (26 oz) ball shaped fragmentation grenade for use only by pioneers in attacking fortifications. This was known as the Kugelhandgranate ("ball hand grenade") also known as Khg Mod. 1913, the first German hand fragmentation grenade. However it was too heavy for regular use on the battlefield by untrained troops and not suitable for mass