Original French WWI F1 Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert Napoleonic This stamped steel helmet still

This stamped steel helmet still retains a lot of the original mid-war darker blue "Feldgrau" paint

It has a lovely tiger stripe pattern running from the ramrod fitting to the butt plate

was wounded in the shoulder and arm

The wings on these high boots particularly protected a rider's knee-joint from a sword blow

judging it large and heavy

Original French WWI F1 Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert Napoleonic This stamped steel helmet stillOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a totally inert BATF compliant genuine World War One French F1 Grenade with a Billant Modle 1916 fuse offered in very good condition. This was the fourth and most effective type of fuse used with the F1 grenade during WWI. The first fuse was a simple lit wick type, which had obvious drawbacks. Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF