Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade Ground Dug At Verdun - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts but the bore is mostly

but the bore is mostly dark from powder fouling and oxidation

on the basis of the events following the French Revolution (1789–1799) which

with peppering in many places

was the station ship at the Washington Navy Yard under his father's command

Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade Ground Dug At Verdun - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts but the bore is mostlyOriginal 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