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French F1 Grenade used by US Troops WWI


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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.

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bhmilitarycollector84

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

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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 -

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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.

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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.

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