Original WWI Italian S.I.P.E. Hand Grenade Mounted on a Period Austrian Display Base with “Watch on the Tonale 1916” Commemorative Plaque Category_Rear Sight Assembly were intentionally destroyed for obvious

were intentionally destroyed for obvious reasons

Bitterly cold

anyone captured with such a note in his possession faced the death penalty

they were painted dunkelgelb (dark yellow)

Individual unique Serial Number

Original WWI Italian S.I.P.E. Hand Grenade Mounted on a Period Austrian Display Base with “Watch on the Tonale 1916” Commemorative Plaque Category_Rear Sight Assembly were intentionally destroyed for obviousOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very Rare original WWI Italian S. I. P. E. Fragmentation Hand Grenade taken as a souvenir by an Austro Hungarian Soldier from the legendary battlefields of the Italian Alps. The grenade is mounted on a display base with a copper plaque applied which translates to Watch on the Tonale 1916. The Passo Tonale was the scene of extended combat during the White War that transpired in the Italian Alps between the Italians