Original Item: Only One Available. This is an Italian WWII Model 1935 Grenade offered in excellent condition with original paint. Each has been deactivated to be completely inert according to BATF guidelines.

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 NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT.

Officially called Italian Bomba a Mano Mod. 35 these are a series of high explosive hand grenades used by the Italian Army during World War II. There were three main variation which were apparently developed more or less simultaneously and all have same numerical designation; M35. They are offensive types of thin sheet metal construction (mostly aluminum) with Always impact fuzes. Painted a vivid red and having a notorious reputation of being dangerous when found in an unexploded condition they were nicknamed "Red Devils" by the British during the 1941-42 desert campaigns.

This particular example is in excellent condition, and has no internal components present. These have been getting rather hard to find in recent years.

It is interesting to note that external size is not a very good indication of the explosive capacity of each grenade. While the OTO outwardly is the smallest of the three types of M35 grenades, SRCM and BREDA being the other two, a greater percentage of the OTO internal volume was devoted to explosive. These grenades are commonly identified by the manufacturer's company logo stamped on the grenade. The OTO logo is embossed on the base of the grenade.

This example is in wonderful condition and comes more than ready for further research and display.