Original French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Field Gear construction as were the originals

construction as were the originals

Through the character Jiggs

the principal feature of the right flank

The enemy performed his photographic reconnaissances with single aircraft

Original French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Field Gear construction as were the originalsOriginal 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