JosephC Posted August 26, 2016 Share #1 Posted August 26, 2016 bought on recent antiques trip; was not sure what it was until some research determined that it was made by France and issued to US forces early in WWI. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhmilitarycollector84 Posted August 26, 2016 Share #2 Posted August 26, 2016 cool if you have time can you take a pic of the top iam interested to see how similar your is to a us made/ designed grenade thanx bh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephC Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted August 26, 2016 Here is a picture of the fuse; I will get a pic of the top; The one I have is missing the "spoon". i have attached a diagram of the workings - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifleman Posted August 26, 2016 Share #4 Posted August 26, 2016 Red means it was a practice grenade.The fuze is the Mle 1916 Billant Fuze.The spoons for these are very hard to find on the loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephC Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted August 27, 2016 here are pics of the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solcarlus Posted August 27, 2016 Share #6 Posted August 27, 2016 Bonjour. The lever are becoming difficult to fint. solcarlus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhmilitarycollector84 Posted August 27, 2016 Share #7 Posted August 27, 2016 wow so cool thanx again for showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifleman Posted August 28, 2016 Share #8 Posted August 28, 2016 Here's a good site for French grenades. http://visualcollector.com/VisualCollectorLinks/GrenadesFrance.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzbomb Posted August 28, 2016 Share #9 Posted August 28, 2016 I know a guy selling these billiant fuzes in mint condition out of Russia. Pm me if you would like me to put you in contact. About 50 usd I think he was asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted August 28, 2016 Share #10 Posted August 28, 2016 Good find. I picked one of these up a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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