Original French WWI Barbed Wire Destruction Rod Grenade UZI The 325th went on the

The 325th went on the offensive in early January

preparing the invasion beaches for the assault a week later

The Gebirgsjäger shoulder boards (Schulterstücke) are those of a Lieutenant

It was originally adopted by the British Army in

these are almost never available and certainly not in this condition

Original French WWI Barbed Wire Destruction Rod Grenade UZI The 325th went on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice French WWI Barbed Wire Destruction Rod Grenade, known in French as the Ptard de Destruction pour Barbels. Barbed wire was one of the many obstacles faced by troops during the Great War, as they rushed across "No Man's Land" towards enemy trenches. There were wire cutters available, but they were slow and left troops exposed to machine gun fire. With a grenade, the barbed wire could be quickly and