Original Vietnam War Viet Cong Improvised “Jungle Workshop” Tin Can Grenade with Capture Paper - Inert Ordnance and is 1940 Dated

and is 1940 Dated

and saw service with the 100th Highlanders led by the Duke of Gordon

The black leather belt measures 37” when fully extended

It appears to have been designed to be rolled up as evidenced with a leather tab that will secure it in a roll

Original Vietnam War Viet Cong Improvised “Jungle Workshop” Tin Can Grenade with Capture Paper - Inert Ordnance and is 1940 DatedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Rare Vietnamese Jungle Workshop Improvised Stick Grenade with original accompanying Capture Paper, as brought home from Vietnam as a war trophy. This is an excellent example of an improvised grenade, as made at small localized workshops for use by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army. This example illustrates perfectly why GIs in Vietnam were instructed to not leave any waste behind; to crush empty ration cans, LAW