Complete M24 Grenade by Rinker – G208

There is one of 2 challenges usually encountered the Nazi era potato masher grenades:

A. That many times they have been refurbished post war by having the stick portion varnished, and or the explosive head repainted.
B. And secondly, when disarmed after the war, the heads were thrown in one pile, while the sticks in another. When they were parted back together, the components rarely match; that is in reference to either the manufacture’s stamps, or the dates.

  In this offering is an excellent M34 stick grenade, all matching, all complete, in original found condition. The OD green paint the head circumference remains in very nice shape, including the white stenciling reminding the combatant to insert the detonator. In black paint, the side of the canister is also stenciled with the date; 9.39.   Though the top of the can shows that most of the paint is gone due to storage, it’s not been touched up post war like so many of these M24‘s have been encountered. The top of the war head is stamp dated 1939, and also with back to back “R’s” designating the Richard Rinker explosive ordinance supplier. This example is extra nice in that the rain cap sleeve that the can screws into, retains the factory wax covering over the slot heads of those 4 hardware components. The interior of the can is shown properly rough and cut where the explosive was once removed. The actual stick of this M24 exhibits  wood in it’s natural aged state. Up toward the sleeve the wood is stamped with the date 1939, and once again with the double R logo of the Rinker firm. And finally, completing this potato masher is the safety cap, pull cord, and porcelain grip ball. This is a very nice matching example, all complete. An exceptional find in this condition. SOLD