{"product_id":"original-austro-hungarian-wwi-swiss-made-inert-zylindergranate-cylinder-hand-grenade-inert","title":"Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Swiss-Made Inert Zylindergranate Cylinder Hand Grenade - INERT","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original Austro-Hungarian WWI \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZylindergranate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or Cylinder Grenade, manufactured in Switzerland for Austro-Hungarian service and now completely inert and BATF compliant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs with all deactivated ordnance, this item is NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grenade remains substantially complete but shows heavy oxidation across the body from age and long storage. The original pull ring is no longer present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe exterior retains traces of the original protective lacquer coating, although much of it has flaked away, allowing corrosion to develop across the exposed metal surfaces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the opening months of WWI, many armies relied heavily on improvised hand grenades assembled from available materials. The Austro-Hungarian Army was no exception, and early grenade designs could be relatively crude.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy 1915, more standardized patterns were entering service. Austria-Hungary imported German \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStielhandgranaten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in significant numbers while also contracting manufacturers in neutral Switzerland to produce other grenade types, including the Zylindergranate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Zylindergranate represented an improvement over earlier improvised and primitive designs such as the LAKOS type, incorporating a more practical body form, handle, and fuze arrangement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example shows exactly the kind of heavy age and corrosion often encountered on surviving early war grenades. The pull ring is missing, but the grenade otherwise retains a strong and unmistakable Central Powers appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe exact recovery history is unknown. The corrosion and condition could be consistent with long-term buried or wet storage, but without provenance we cannot confirm any specific glacier cache origin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA scarce and interesting example of Austro-Hungarian WWI grenade development, and a desirable inert ordnance piece for a collection focused on Central Powers trench warfare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44926896242757,"sku":"ONJR25AUOR23","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR25AUOR23__03.jpg?v=1777466772","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-austro-hungarian-wwi-swiss-made-inert-zylindergranate-cylinder-hand-grenade-inert","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}