Original Item: Only One Available. Offered in service-worn condition with original paint, and even the original fuze assembly. It's very rare to see an Italian BPD grenade in this nice and complete condition. It has been deactivated to be completely inert according to BATF guidelines. Not Available for Export. 

The Italian WWI BPD Grenade was mostly used on the Austro-Italian front during WWI, where most examples have been found. The BPD has a cylindrical cast body with a threaded cover on the top. This cover protects the fuze, which had to be struck to a hard surface to ignite the delay. The grenade was filled with explosives, with a guncotton core to distribute the ignition. This example is missing the cap, but the fuze assembly is still intact with a wick still inside. 

This example is in fair shape, just missing the brass cap. The top of the grenade unscrews to show the inside of the body. Some of the original fuze wick can still be seen, but there is nothing else present inside. 

A very nice example of a rare WWI Italian grenade, ready to display!

Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive device, not available for export. This item is completely legal within the USA. International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and Local laws. Everything for sale on ima-usa.com is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America.

All deactivated ordnance sold by IMA, Inc is engineered to be inoperable according to guidelines provided by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF).