Description
the 1st Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 10th Brigade in the 4th Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front and suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Le Cateau in August 1914
This rifle started life as an 1889 dated Lee Metford MkI
A wartime photo of Savage can be found on a 1943 roster for COMPANY C at CAMP MACKALL at this link
In response to the threat by the Soviet Union
A canvas strap was run through both loops and then it was then re-covered with M1878 Tan fabric
Original French WWI Model 1914 OF1 Egg Hand Grenade circa 1915 - 1917 - Inert UZI the 1st Battalion landed atOriginal Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and inert fuse. This grenade cannot be converted to an explosive device and is not available for export. This is a very nice French WWI Model 1914 OF1 Egg Hand Grenade, offered in good condition. Known officially as the offensive n1 (OF1), these grenades were manufactured between 1915 and 1917. The detonator would be screwed inside the