Description
400 cadet rifles produced were made between April and September 1871
The contract however had an "escape clause" that allowed them to change the contract in the event of a more advanced Mauser system being developed
Although promised they would be in battle for just 3 days
barrel and cylinder held in place and easily removed for loading by releasing removable wedge
6689 on the barrel and stock
Original British WWII British No 69 I Bakelite High Explosive Inert Hand Grenade - dated 1942 Hotchkiss .303 400 cadet rifles produced wereOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent original inert example of a very hard to find British ordnance piece from WWII! The British No. 69 I was a hand grenade developed and used during the Second World War. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the No 36M "Mills bomb". This allowed the thrower to use a grenade even when there was little in the way of defensive cover. In