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INERT. British, Unfired, 1952 Dated, No.94 Mark 1, Energa Practice Rifle Grenade & Original Cardboard Transit Tube. - O 2102 INERT. This is an excellent, original, unfired British Number 94 Mark 1, Energa practice rifle grenade complete with its original cardboard transit tube. These series of grenades were the last of the rifle propelled grenades were fired by a blank cartridge in the rifle. The Energa grenades were replaced by the 84mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifle in the 1970s. this grenade would have been fitted to a spigot on the barrel of a Number 4 Enfield rifle. This grenade also was fired later on by the FN SLR rifle. This is an excellent condition Grenade, Rifle A.TK No 94 practice rifle grenade. The alloy rifle grenade is undamaged and retains virtually all of its original light blue painted finish and is stencilled in white round its circumference AT GR 75 PRAC LOT MA 12-52 (December 1952 date) REV.25 LOG W. The grenade is fitted with 6 fins at the rear that are undamaged. See pages 202-207, 277, 278 and the colour plate opposite page 279 Fig 2, in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2102 £225.00
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