Original Italian WWI Benaglia Rifle Grenade with Rod - Inert Japanese Holsters then 1st Lt

then 1st Lt

with most of the stitching remaining

and measures approximately 5 ¼" x 4" x 2 ⅛"

They are retained by circlips on the rear

but by that date unmarried women in the age group 18–40 years could be drafted into auxiliary service

Original Italian WWI Benaglia Rifle Grenade with Rod - Inert Japanese Holsters then 1st LtOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a rare example of the WWI Italian Benaglia rifle grenade, actually a rod grenade. The rod grenade was patented by an Englishman named Frederick Marten Hale, an employee of the Cotton Powder Company at Faversham in Kent, in November 1909. Unfortunately, in practice, the rod grenade turned out to be an impractical weapon of dubious accuracy that caused stress on the rifle barrel, and which soon necessitated