Original U.S. WWII Grenade Launcher M1 for the M1903A1 Springfield Rifle - Very Rare Caps & Hats The Old and New Chancellery

The Old and New Chancellery shared a large garden area

The projectile retains much of the original paint but does appear to be dated 1942 with a 1944 dated shell

the short stabbing iklwa spear was carried in the right hand

Research reveals that three letter code "jme" stands for Armeemarinehaus Inh

There are some areas where the paint has been scratched off by service wear

Original U.S. WWII Grenade Launcher M1 for the M1903A1 Springfield Rifle - Very Rare Caps & Hats The Old and New ChancelleryOriginal Item. Only One Available. The development and use of rifle grenades with the M1 Garand proved to be problematic due to the gas operated action of the Garand and attrition of launchers being lost. The M1 Garand required the user to attach the M7 launcher prior to using the rifle grenade, disabling the gas system and semi automatic fire, single load a rifle grenade blank, then remove the launcher after firing to restore semi automatic function.