U.S. WWII Mk 2 Cast Iron Pineapple Grenade with Yellow Band Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles Patton was so impressed with

Patton was so impressed with the 82nd's honor guard he said

The silvering has deeply patinated with some oxidation but really gives a desirable look to this piece

The squadron's roots can be traced back to shortly after World War II with the commissioning of Reserve Fighter Squadron 884 flying the F4U-4 Corsair

and comes complete with its unmarked plain all steel scabbard

U.S. WWII Mk 2 Cast Iron Pineapple Grenade with Yellow Band Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles Patton was so impressed withNew Made Item: This is the iconic steel U. S. fragmentation pineapple grenade as used in WWII. Wartime grenades (c. 1942 and onward) were painted Olive Drab with a Yellow ring at the top. Cast from an original with an original spoon trigger device. The Mk 2 defensive hand grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade (sometimes written Mk II) used by the U. S. armed forces during World War II and in later conflicts including the Vietnam War. The Mk II was