Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Russian Headgear Archbishop Eugenio Pacelli (who would

Archbishop Eugenio Pacelli (who would later become Pope Pius XII)

September 1918

” and this transformation was carried out at the London Small Arms Company Ltd

- Adjustable Lyman Rear Sight

which is marked US on the hinge rosette

Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Russian Headgear Archbishop Eugenio Pacelli (who wouldOriginal 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