Original U.S. WWI Extremely Rare Inert Mk. I Defensive Grenade with Original Fuse and Lever Category_Receiver Top Cover it is also stamped L

it is also stamped L

It even comes complete with a brown officer's tassel

This was for use in a shotgun with fixed barrels which was loaded by lifting a breech block on the top

although Earl was seldom caught

he looked me in the eye and said

Original U.S. WWI Extremely Rare Inert Mk. I Defensive Grenade with Original Fuse and Lever Category_Receiver Top Cover it is also stamped LOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Mk 1 grenade (sometimes spelled Mk I) is a fragmentation hand grenade used by American forces during World War I. According to its designers, it was to be the "simplest", yet most "fool proof", grenade ever made. However, some major problems appeared when the grenade was used in the field. It was retired from service before the war ended, replaced in 1918 with the improved Mk 2 grenade used through World War II.