Original Item. Only One Available. Here's a weapon and its ammunition which remains, without exaggeration, a Belgian curiosity. The DBT grenade whose letters correspond to the names of three inventors: Denys, Bertrand and Troisfontaines follows 2 patents registered in Brussels on March 20, 1934 by Major General Denys, in the name of the Belgian Government. A specimen of the grenade thrower, an odd machine (its closer to a Basque ''chistera'' than anything else) shooting on some sort of vertical tripod, is preserved at the Royal Army Museum in Brussels and there is another one in the Pattern Room of Nottingham, ex Enfield (England).

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.

A certain number of grenade throwers DBT seized by the Germans during the war were renamed 5 cm Granatwerfer 201 (b), but were hardly used. The DBT Grenade is a defensive grenade with a fusing warhead. It is loaded with TNT/Saltpetre. Its ovoid body is made of cast iron/steel and painted a yellow colour.

This is a good example of the Belgian DBT grenade, with much of the original yellow paint retained. It has a fuze tube inside and has very few markings we can see, the ones we can see being small proof marks. It measures 3 ⅝” tall with a 2” diameter.

Ready for 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.

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