Original French WWI F1 Fragmentation Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert German Documents & Books The bottom of the barrel

The bottom of the barrel beneath the walnut hand-guard is stamped (in order from the forward portion of the area under the hand-guard to the rearward portion) with an “H” aligned with the longitudinal axis of the barrel

here and there through a million nameless burgs

He was a graduate of Trinity college in Hartford Connecticut

This medal is in excellent unissued condition

Original French WWI F1 Fragmentation Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert German Documents & Books The bottom of the barrelOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a totally inert BATF compliant genuine World War One French F1 Grenade with a Billant Modle 1916 fuse offered in very good condition. This was the fourth and most effective type of fuse used with the F1 grenade during WWI. The first fuse was a simple lit wick type, which had obvious drawbacks. Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF