Original U.S. WWII Scarce M8 Grenade Launcher for M1 Carbine Category_Flintlock Pistols the Fichtel & Sachs company

the Fichtel & Sachs company was founded in 1895 by Karl Fichtel and Ernst Sachs

The cleaning rod has some light pitting

above batch number

but there is no longer any strap installed

one Distinguished Service Medal

Original U.S. WWII Scarce M8 Grenade Launcher for M1 Carbine Category_Flintlock Pistols the Fichtel & Sachs companyOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M8 grenade launcher, formally carbine grenade launcher, M8, was a 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Carbine that saw use throughout World War II and the Korean War. The M8 is a tube shaped device, with one end slotting over the barrel of the rifle, the other end holding the grenade in place. Blank cartridges were loaded into the rifle prior to firing. When fired, the expanding gasses generated by