Dummy Hand Grenade
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This is a dummy hand grenade - homemade - spring loaded lever held down with pull pin - used by the Home Guard to practice throwing a grenade. It is a jam tin filled with concrete to give it some weight. It may have been made locally by Mackies as they also made the dummy .303 rifle
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Title
Dummy Hand Grenade
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Subject
military, Home Guard, World War 2, volunteer
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Additional information
tin concrete metal, 110mm high x 76mm diameter
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The Domain, 102 Whitaker Street, Te Aroha
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