Australia WW2 No. 68 AT Rifle Grenade MKIII

Australia WW2 No. 68 AT Rifle Grenade.
Choice example with all original ochre pained finish remaining. Maker marked RBD (R.B. Davies & Co. Victoria, Australia) and dated 1942.

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The Grenade, Rifle No. 68 / Anti-Tank was a British anti-tank rifle grenade used during the Second World War and was one of the first operational weapons to utilise the shaped charge principle.

The No. 68 grenade entered service with the British Army in November 1940.However, it proved to be not much better than the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle and could not be improved as the size of the explosive charge was limited by the diameter of the discharger cup, and a lack of understanding of the standoff distance required.citation needed It was introduced into service with the Home Guard in February 1941 and was retained until the force stood-down in 1944.

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