Original French WWI F1 Fragmentation Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert German Documents & Books though it is currently frozen

though it is currently frozen due to light rust

This helmet is heat lot stamped 986A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of July 1944

though they are difficult to read

here and there through a million nameless burgs

The Third model

Original French WWI F1 Fragmentation Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert German Documents & Books though it is currently frozenOriginal 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