Original French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Japanese Antique Guns keeping production going well into

keeping production going well into 1944

There is some light wear and color facing

Shell has original paint with one dent on the rear

- WWII Army field cap with wool lined ear covers which is stamped with laundry number D-7149

though it does have some splits and definitely shows wear

Original French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Japanese Antique Guns keeping production going well intoOriginal 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