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Item:
ONSV2997

Original U.S. Vietnam Era Dutch-Made V 40 Mini Hand Grenade - as Used by Navy SEALS

Item Description

Original Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and inert fuse. This grenade cannot be converted to an explosive devise and is not available for export.

Widely considered a “must have” for every grenade collection, this is an excellent example of the Dutch V40 mini Hand Grenade, manufactured in the early 1970’s by NWM. While it was never adopted by Dutch Forces it was purchased and saw combat use by the US military, particularly by the Navy SEALs.

While unmarked, this grenade is in excellent condition with the fuze complete and the top plug still in place. Ready to add to your grenade collection!

The V40 grenade is spherical in shape, 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) high, and 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter - approximately the size of a golf-ball. It has a safety pin and safety lever with a safety clip attached to the safety lever. The steel body of the grenade has 326 squares pressed into its inside face to produce separate fragments when the explosive fill is detonated. The V40 weighed 136 grams (4.8 oz) and was issued primed from the manufacturer. Fuse delay time was four seconds.

This grenade was considered lethal up to a radius of 5 metres (16 ft) and dangerous up to 300 metres (980 ft) from point of impact. It was commonly referred to as the Mini-Frag.

Due to its small size, a considerable number could be carried; however, its small size also made the weapon dangerous when wearing gloves, as the impact of the striker on the primer was difficult to feel. These grenades were in service from the late 1960s to at least 2008.

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