Italian WWII Red Devil Grenade Books & Films Erkine Allin's design

Erkine Allin's design

pattern year [19]33") an anti-personnel fragmentation stick grenade developed in 1933

lower frame assembly

but there is little or no trace of the pigment left

and is wrapped at the top with leather

Italian WWII Red Devil Grenade Books & Films Erkine Allin's designNew Made Item: Used by Mussolinis Italian Army during World War II against the Allies. Known as the Model 35 it was an offensive type of thin sheet metal construction (mostly aluminum) with an impact fuze. Original were painted a vivid red and had a notorious reputation of being dangerous when found in an unexploded condition therefore nicknamed "Red Devils" by the British during the 1941 42 desert campaigns. This is a SUPERB one piece resin replica