Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of an Inert Chinese Type 67 Stick Grenade, as used by the NVA and VC during the Vietnam War. The grenade itself is in wonderful condition without the bottom threaded cap which is often lost or degraded from time. Like all deactivated ordnance, this grenade is Not Available for Export.

This example has INERT painted in black on the side of the shaft, and measures 8¼” long. The bottom does not have a metal washer as other examples have. Overall a great example of a scarce grenade, fully inert and in total compliance.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), the Chinese designed and produced a grenade based on the Model 1924 which was used by the National Revolutionary Army. Such grenades were the main type of grenade used by Chinese forces during the whole war. The M24 inspired clone was a simple design and was mass-produced in large numbers, not only in arsenals (primarily in the 1st, 11th, 21st, 24th, 25th and 30th), but also by hand with the help of civilians. Hundreds of thousands of grenades were produced each month. There were some variations in the design, but most followed the same basic pattern: A wooden handle with a round or cylindrical warhead and a slow burning fuse. The charge was a mixture of TNT and potassium nitrate, and they were generally somewhat weaker than their German counterpart. In 1939, a new design with a smaller handle and much more compressed explosive load began trials. The resulting model was lighter and more powerful and the ordnance office decreed it to be the new standard type in all arsenals.

Just like German troops, Chinese soldiers often bundled grenades together to blast open fortifications, vehicles and the like. Another tactic was to tie a grenade to a long bamboo stick, for example to stick up over a wall or into a window.

After World War II, the People's Liberation Army standardized a variant of the grenade, designated "Type 67". It became the standard grenade for the PLA and was also supplied in huge numbers to the Viet Cong and the People's Army of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

The grenade is a wonderful example and was most certainly brought home by an American at the close of the Vietnam War.

Comes ready for further research and display.