Original Japanese WWII Taisho 7 Sling Grenade - Unmodified 1919 Version Receiver Top Cover The top pad and leather

The top pad and leather strap of the liner remain

barrel and cylinder bear Francotte's Crown over AF trademark

The two most serious defects of the original weapon system are its minimum range of between 500 and 800 m (targets that are closer cannot be effectively engaged) and the amount of time it takes the slow moving missile to reach maximum range—around 30 seconds—giving the intended target time to take appropriate action

a bolt-action design utilizing a copy of the Winchester's tubular magazine

however this is only about half present due to age and possibly mothing

Original Japanese WWII Taisho 7 Sling Grenade - Unmodified 1919 Version Receiver Top Cover The top pad and leatherOriginal 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