MKII Grenade Spoon and Pin (Mid/Late War Olive Drab)

This listing is for 1 mid/late war olive drab painted MKII grenade spoon and 1 olive drab painted ring/pin.  These spoons and pins are exact replicas of their WWII counter parts.  These replicas are precision made, paying attention to even the smallest details.  The spoons feature the proper "wrap around" hook design with the iconic "Y" stiffener running along the face of the spoon.  Even the pin and rings have been made to exact specifications even down to the hardness of steel.

The one and only change we made from the original design was the thickness of the steel spoon.  Original spoons were made of an incredibly thin gauge steel (approx. 24ga) which made them very easy to bend.  This can be a major problem for reenactors who are taking their MKIIs on and off their gear countless times over years and years of reenacting.  With that in mind we increased the thickness of the steel up to 20ga which adds so much more strength while at the same time having the increased thickness be imperceptible to the human eye.

Features:

1. Exact design and dimensions of original spoons and pins.
2. Makers marks/heat numbers stamped in the tops of the spoons just like originals. (other repo spoon the lettering is laser etched).
3. Proper wartime "flat" steel cotter pin.
4. Hardened spring steel ring made to original specs
5. Proper OD paint color 

Each spoon is "metal stamped" with the proper nomenclature and makers marks for the early war M10A2 fuse assembly as seen on most mid/late war "OD" painted MKII hand grenades. 

After the military started to change the color of their MKII hand grenades from HE yellow to olive drab with an HE yellow ring around the neck they also started to switch to the M10A2 fuse (same design and dimensions as the M10A1 but with a different igniter) and began coloring the spoons and pins olive drab.

One detail missed on all other reproduction WWII grenades is the cotter pin.  In WWII these pins were completely flat and were pretty tough to pull out of the grenade.  In the years after the war the military switched to a "half dome" shaped pin which were a bit easier to pull.  **** Note that flat steel pins are very strong but if they are moved back and forth more than a time or two they will break, just like originals.  If you plan to pull the pin of your dummy for demonstration purposes many times we suggest purchasing one of our USGI surplus rings which last a bit longer****

*This listing does not include a replica MKII fuse or the body of a MKII pineapple*

*Note that these spoons are made to fit on M10 style fuses and can not be installed on any other style of fuse do to the wrap around hook design and the fact that M10 fuses became narrower towards "tongue" of the fuse.*