Original French WWI F1 Fragmentation Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert German Documents & Books when he was made an

when he was made an aide-de-camp to the Queen with the rank of brevet colonel

and would have been a company grade officer

The bottom of the barrel beneath the walnut hand-guard is stamped (in order from the forward portion of the area under the hand-guard to the rearward portion) with an “H” aligned with the longitudinal axis of the barrel

This helmet is heat lot stamped 986A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of July 1944

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Original French WWI F1 Fragmentation Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert German Documents & Books when he was made anOriginal 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