Original U.S. Post-WWII “Howie” Toy Cannon Made from Surplus Mk. II Grenade Fuze in Original Box - Inert Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns held in place by two

held in place by two artillery buttons

in the Bois de Cheminot

was originally manufactured by the Steyr Mannlicher firearms division of Österreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft (ŒWG

but we have found no evidence to back this up

and covered with rawhide

Original U.S. Post-WWII “Howie” Toy Cannon Made from Surplus Mk. II Grenade Fuze in Original Box - Inert Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns held in place by twoOriginal Item. Only One Available. This toy is a great example of the Yankee ingenuity that was prevalent during World War II and afterward, as the United States recovered by repurposing and re tooling wartime technology into practical items for the next generation of Americans it was just beginning to create. This is a great example of a Post WWII era Howie Cannon, a tin toy cannon that looked like a howitzer and could fire wooden bullets. The cannon