Original Item. Only One Available. The No. 16 Oval Grenade was a follow-up to the No. 15 Ball Grenade of 1915. The No. 15 series was developed for service in the Middle East Campaign and intended to shore up the shortcomings of the earlier No. 1 stick grenade line in service with the British Army when it entered the war. However, the No. 15 featured a temperamental fuse, large size, and limited fragmentation. The No. 16 adopted an oval shape which was handier to carry and limited the filling size making it fragment better. However, since it still relied on the same fuse system that the No. 15 series relied upon, the new grenade featured a carry-over shortcoming which led to its disuse along with the No. 15 before the war’s end in 1918.

Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF-approved manner so that they cannot be used as ammunition components for destructive devices, are NOT considered NFA weapons. This example is in total compliance and is totally inert. NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT.

This is a great example of the No. 16, very rare to find in any condition. This grenade retains its shape and original finish well, with a now-faint maker’s mark of a letter in a diamond, maybe C or G.

There is no fuze screw on this example, but the threading is retained. The screw on the bottom is fuzed in place from age, but could likely be taken out with some force.

A true rarity, ready to display.