Replica MKII Hand Grenade

**DISCLAIMER** The products featured in the video are not real weapons. They are all replicas and intended for reenactments, film, or decorative use only. The items do not possess the functionality or capabilities of real weapons.
Over the years Stand in the Door 1944 has done several runs of replica MKII grenades in both rubber and resin. This new run is by far our best yet and one of the best replicas available in the world today. This replica is made of 100% solid resin and cannot be made to explode.
The MKII Fragmentation grenade is one of the most iconic and by far the most collected piece of US ordinance ever made but faithful replicas of it are few and far between. As a result nearly every film and TV series produced after 1960 uses either post war trainers or cheap Chinese knock offs that don't look anything like an original.
To help with that problem we have taken an original MKII grenade from our collection and have created a 1:1 casting of the body of the grenade and the fuse. This gives us all the details of the original grenade including the texture of the original iron and the makers mark "C" (for Crane).
Given the cost of the replica we wanted to not only produce the best reproduction in terms of looks but also strength. We have used the highest quality impact resistant resin available. To test this we have dropped one of our replicas onto concrete and asphalt from a height of 20' and the only damage sustained to the replica was a scuff to the paint.
The WW2 style spoons and the paint were by far the hardest parts of this project. Post war spoons can be found by the truck load but they are not compatible with WW2 fuses so I found a shop that could make proper reproductions from scratch. Only change I made to the spoon was to make it a slightly heavier gauge steel. Original spoons were made of an incredibly thin gauge steel which made them very easy to bend. I wanted slightly heavier steel that would hold up to extreme use so that they would not wear out after only a few events and have to be replaced.
Sourcing the correct paint for these replicas was also very difficult. Rather than using the cheap “ACU” grey/green camo spray paint from Walmart and Lowes, which looks nothing like originals and would compromise the authenticity of the rest of the project, we set out to color match to the original examples in our collection. After ordering countless samples from 4 different manufacturers we finally found a color that matches our originals to a tee (see pictures).
Finally, for our pins and rings, rather than using a cheap keychain ring and a paperclip, we sourced surplus grenade rings to ensure the highest authenticity possible.
As a result we have created one of if not these best replicas made in the United States, nothing else even comes close.
If you have any questions on this or any of our other products, don't hesitate to ask and we would be happy to help you in anyway that we can.
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[@JDemonpbt]

Large common misconception in MkII “Pineapple” grenades is the “purpose” of the segmentation in the bodies of the grenade. Despite popular (and erroneous) belief, they were not segmented to aid in fragmentation during detention, but instead they were designed to provide better grip of the body, if the weather conditions were wet, or the terrain was muddy.

[@johnstewart2011]

Fascinating discussion, so thanks. Your discussion about the spoon designs brings back something I discovered for myself long ago. In the late 1950s and early ’60s my father was stationed in France and there was still a lot of ordnance to be found in places, including US hand grenade fuses with the wrap-around spoon design, and which I became familiar with (don’t ask how 🙄 ). Later in the US, including during basic training, the one thing I noticed was that the fuses had the hook style spoons. At the time I assumed that the change had perhaps been made to make ejecting the spoon from the fuse more reliable.

[@postrock12]

Interesting,I have one of the post war trainers I just realized from this. from an army surplus but the fuse looks like your replica & not like the post war one on here but the spoon is different from all 3😅 Frankenstein one maybe idk.

[@stevealvine1161]

I see a lot of pictures with the grenade attached to the harness. How as this done?

[@ultrajd]

Does it come in the early war yellow?

[@JeffHenry-cq3is]

Early gernades were yellow and came in kits where you had to put in the powder and fuse Lot of soldiers got in trouble making fire works

[@xXDimistreoXx]

does this count as autism?

[@1feral1]

Seen your product at Reading, a 10/10 item. Hope to see you again this year - 26YDHRG.