Original U.S. WWII Inert M11A3 Practice Grenade - Dated 1945 Category_MG 42 Mounts This is a fine maker

This is a fine maker marked gold wound badge with original case box by Carl Wild of Hamburg

Unfortunately we have not been able to locate any service information for his service after WWII

This would also explain why the rifle has the Model 1884 serrated trigger

The blade is unsigned but of great quality

Original U.S. WWII Inert M11A3 Practice Grenade - Dated 1945 Category_MG 42 Mounts This is a fine makerOriginal Items: Only One Available. A rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade were thrown by hand. The practice of projecting grenades with rifle mounted launchers was first widely used during World War I and World War II and continues to the present, with the term "rifle grenade" now encompassing many different types of payloads including high explosive,