This is a Russian RG33 hand grenade top and fragmentation sleeve used by soldiers of the 5th Guards Army. The grenade part is empty and inert it is rusty but solid with no original paintwork. It has been carefully cleaned and is ideal for display or any collection. The item comes with 2 laminated A5 information cards.
Provenance:
The grenade was recovered from the area arouns the Psel River, south of Kursk on the Voronezh Front. This region was fiercely defended against the German 2nd SS Panzer Corps during the Battle of Kursk, part of Operation Citadel, the German offensive in July-August 1943 on the Eastern Front.
This is a Russian RG33 hand grenade top and fragmentation sleeve used by soldiers of the 5th Guards Army. The grenade part is empty and inert it is rusty but solid with no original paintwork. It has been carefully cleaned and is ideal for display or any collection. The item comes with 2 laminated A5 information cards.
Provenance:
The grenade was recovered from the area arouns the Psel River, south of Kursk on the Voronezh Front. This region was fiercely defended against the German 2nd SS Panzer Corps during the Battle of Kursk, part of Operation Citadel, the German offensive in July-August 1943 on the Eastern Front.
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