Original Italian WWI Inert Petardo Offensive Grenade with Fuze Cover - Very Rare British Artwork & Posters The roundel is inscribed with

The roundel is inscribed with Burrows’ service record and travel diary

the SS-Totenkopfverbände

There is some scattered staining and oxidation throughout the blade

There is also still the original rear sling swivel present on the bottom of the butt stock

STEFANO CIOLI worked in BRESCIA in 1675 and is listed in Eugene Heer’s fine work Der Neue Stockel Volume 1

Original Italian WWI Inert Petardo Offensive Grenade with Fuze Cover - Very Rare British Artwork & Posters The roundel is inscribed withOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a great and scarce example of the Italian P. O. Petardo Offensive grenade. The grenade consists of a sheet iron cylinder, flat at the base and curved at the top. The outer wall, painted green, bears the two large letters "PO" indicating the type of bomb: offensive peterdo. At the top would be an "Olergon" model primer fuse, though the fuze is gone. The metal alloy cover, also cylindrical and ending in a