Original U.S. WWI Incredibly Rare Shinkle Hand Grenade Replica Non-Firing Guns While there were numerous changes

While there were numerous changes made to the earlier 1868 design

The liner appears to be a replacement but retained was the original with BRONCO MFG

indicating that the liner band is a size 59

The hamon type looks to be a very rapid Choji (Clover Tree Flower) type

overall it was the seventh of 42 divisions to reach the Western Front

Original U.S. WWI Incredibly Rare Shinkle Hand Grenade Replica Non-Firing Guns While there were numerous changesOriginal Item: Only One Available. One of the most sought after of the US early grenades is this excellent Shinkle. Per a respected grenade authority: Shinkle Hand Grenade, Concussion Type, Experimental, dated Nov. 30, 1918." The grenade was the invention of Major Edward Marsh Shinkle who at the time was stationed at Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His idea of an impact fuzed hand grenade was undertaken and prototypes were made and