Original French WWI F1 Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert Russian Machine Guns While they do show a

While they do show a level of heavy wear

Vith was a road and rail junction city considered vital to the German goal of breaking through Allied lines to split American and British forces and reach the Belgian port city of Antwerp

though it can be hard to cock due to interference from the trigger

and also has some labels that were applied during import and by the collector that it was purchased from

5"Shoulder to sleeve: 25”Shoulder to shoulder: 17”Chest width: 19

Original French WWI F1 Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert Russian Machine Guns While they do show aOriginal 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