Original French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée U.S. Uniforms - Original Michigan newspapers with

- Original Michigan newspapers with articles about the 339th

The bayonet is quite standard except for the grip

as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy

will also exhibit these same manufacturing symbols

Bloomsbury

Original French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée U.S. Uniforms - Original Michigan newspapers withOriginal 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