Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée GWOT each rifle has been cleaned

each rifle has been cleaned and inspected

This is a lot of eight pieces of Battlefield Pickup Relics Recovered from the area around Bastogne

and took its remaining 14 soldiers prisoner

but are still solid with intact padding

We often see the matte blades with the texture almost worn smooth

Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée GWOT each rifle has been cleanedOriginal 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