Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade Ground Dug At Verdun - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Manufacture Type_Original Items The bullet was then seated

The bullet was then seated with the ramrod

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yet most "fool-proof"

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An improvement to existing military rifles in 1866

Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade Ground Dug At Verdun - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Manufacture Type_Original Items The bullet was then seatedOriginal 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