Original French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Fragmentation Grenade with Unique Charge Style - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Category_Night Sights the entire XXV Corps

the entire XXV Corps

These are all in good shape and functional

The scabbard is also in very good condition with complete closure loop and functioning brass snap

Sometimes the heads had elongated points which may have been used to increase the penetration of the spear

Original French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Fragmentation Grenade with Unique Charge Style - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Category_Night Sights the entire XXV CorpsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Grenade (grenade de la troisime arme), which was basically an improvised design developed by factories during the first months of the war. These famous ptards or 'hairbrush grenades' were composed of a wooden paddle, cheddite explosive charge, and an explosive housing, often filled with nails or gravel. The design was made necessary by the low capacity of the French