Original Japanese WWII Taisho 7 Sling Grenade - Unmodified 1919 Version 17th Century The sheath is in good

The sheath is in good condition but almost all of the original finish is worn away

The heavy octagonal steel barrel measures 27 1/2"

and we can only imagine the many things that it has seen

one small and one large

Original Japanese WWII Taisho 7 Sling Grenade - Unmodified 1919 Version 17th Century The sheath is in goodOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an exceptionally rare inert demilitarized genuine Japanese WW2 sling grenade. This grenade was simply named by Allied forces as a Sling Grenade due to the method of throwing. Known as the Taisho 7 (1919) was WWI grenade design. The Taisho era began in 1912, so in the Japanese date system 1919 would be the seventh year of the Taisho era, or Taisho 7. The design consists of an iron body that measures