Original Item: Only One Available. Just purchased from a private collection! Offered in very good condition with original paint, internal components, and even the original pull tab! We've never had an example in this fine condition before. It has been deactivated to be completely inert according to BATF guidelines.

Officially called Italian Bomba a Mano Mod. 35, these were a series of high explosive hand grenades used by the Italian Army during World War II. There were three main variation which were apparently developed more or less simultaneously and all have same numerical designation; M35. They are offensive types of thin sheet metal construction (mostly aluminum) with Always impact fuzes. Painted a vivid red and having a notorious reputation of being dangerous when found in an unexploded condition they were nicknamed "Red Devils" by the British during the 1941-42 desert campaigns.

This example is simply wonderful, with loads of the original paint present, and minimal denting. It has the original steel spoon, the original rubber pull tab, and makes a simply lovely display piece. The bottom unscrews, allowing the fuse mechanism to be viewed and inspected.

It is interesting to note that external size is not a very good indication of the explosive capacity of each grenade. While the OTO outwardly is the smallest of the three types of M35 grenades, SRCM and BREDA being the other two, a greater percentage of the OTO internal volume was devoted to explosive.