Original Soviet WWII RGD-33 Inert Stick Grenade with Fragmentation Sleeve - Maker Marked

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine very good condition inert example of the Soviet RGD-33 (Ручная Граната Дегтярева образца 33 года) Ruchnaya Granata Degtyareva obraztsa 33 goda, "Hand Grenade, Degtyarev design, pattern year (1933") an anti-personnel fragmentation stick grenade developed in 1933. This is a completely inert example and cannot be rendered live again. The grenade is in compliance with the BATF guidelines and regulation on owning inert ordnance and is not available for export.

This example is in good condition and retains much of its paint, but there is heavy wear across with bubbling in the paint on the shaft. It is maker-marked on the shaft with KK and the top of the head with KK. It is complete with a rare fragmentation sleeve, inert and shows some rust and age. Overall wonderful example of genuine battlefield pickup RGD-33, ready for display!

It measures roughly 7½” long.

The grenade is composed of three separate pieces that were stored in different crates until use: the warhead and optional sleeve, spring-loaded handle, and fuze tube. They were assembled and issued only before combat. The warhead and handle were screwed together and carried in a grenade pouch and the fuzes were wrapped in waxed paper and carried separately in the pouch's internal pocket. There was a hole in the outer handle to the right of the thumb catch that lined up with bars of paint on the inner handle, making a colored dot - a white dot meant safe and a red dot meant the handle assembly was cocked. It would not be armed unless the fuze tube had been inserted, which would be done only before throwing.