{"product_id":"original-austro-hungarian-wwi-swiss-made-inert-cylinder-hand-grenade-zylindergranate-7","title":"Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Swiss-made Inert Cylinder Hand Grenade - Zylindergranate","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a totally inert BATF-compliant Austro-Hungarian Zylindergranate (Cylinder Grenade), as used during WWI. This example is heavily oxidized across the body but is in good order, but the pull ring is gone. It’s likely this example came out of the recent thawed glacier caches. As with all deactivated ordnance, this item is \u003cstrong\u003enot available for export.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the early hand grenades in use during the first few months of the war, across all the combatant nations, were improvised explosive devices, tins full of bits of metal or anything likely to cause damage, often attached to handles for easier throwing. The Austro-Hungarian Army was no different, but by the spring of 1915, these improvised hand grenades were being replaced by the German Stielhandgranate, which the Austrians soon began importing in large quantities. They also began contracting Switzerland to manufacture these Cylinder grenades, partly based off of the earlier very primitive LAKOS design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompared to the LAKOS, the Zylindergranate is definitely a step up, with an actual handle and fuse. The outside has the standard lacquer coating to prevent rust, though it has flaked off in places, allowing corrosion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great example of a hard to find Central Powers grenade!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44926896242757,"sku":"ONJR25AUOR23","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR25AUOR23__02.jpg?v=1777466783","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-austro-hungarian-wwi-swiss-made-inert-cylinder-hand-grenade-zylindergranate-7","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}