A two-piece punched battery grid comprising: a first grid member having opposite first and second side frame elements (30, 32) and opposite first and second end frame elements (34, 36) extending between the first and second side frame elements, the first grid member comprising a plurality of longitudinal wires extending between the first and second end frame elements at spaced locations between the first and second side frame element, and a plurality of transverse wires extending between the first and second side frame elements at spaced locations between the first and second end frame elements; and a second grid member attached to the first grid member, the second grid member having opposite first and second side frame elements (60, 62) and opposite first and second end frame elements (64, 66) extending between the first and second side frame elements, the second grid member comprising a plurality of longitudinal wires extending between the first and second end frame elements at spaced locations between the first and second side frame element, and a plurality of transverse wires extending between the first and second side frame elements at spaced locations between the first and second end frame elements; characterized in that the first grid member and the second grid member are identical, the first end frame element of the first grid member being superposed and aligned with the second end frame element of the second grid member and the second end frame element of the first grid member being superposed and aligned with the first end frame element of the second grid member such that the transverse wires of the first and second grid members are offset from each other. a first grid member having opposite first and second side frame elements (30, 32) and opposite first and second end frame elements (34, 36) extending between the first and second side frame elements, the first grid member comprising a plurality of longitudinal wires extending between the first and second end frame elements at spaced locations between the first and second side frame element, and a plurality of transverse wires extending between the first and second side frame elements at spaced locations between the first and second end frame elements; and a second grid member attached to the first grid member, the second grid member having opposite first and second side frame elements (60, 62) and opposite first and second end frame elements (64, 66) extending between the first and second side frame elements, the second grid member comprising a plurality of longitudinal wires extending between the first and second end frame elements at spaced locations between the first and second side frame element, and a plurality of transverse wires extending between the first and second side frame elements at spaced locations between the first and second end frame elements; characterized in that the first grid member and the second grid member are identical, the first end frame element of the first grid member being superposed and aligned with the second end frame element of the second grid member and the second end frame element of the first grid member being superposed and aligned with the first end frame element of the second grid member such that the transverse wires of the first and second grid members are offset from each other.