Original French WWI OF1 Egg Hand Grenade circa 1915 - 1917 - Inert German Edged Weapons Crook's column was stopped by

Crook's column was stopped by the Indians at the Battle of the Rosebud

The sweatband is complete but areas of stitching are loose

Externally appears complete with original green paint finish and all adjustment knobs

The French used a similar pattern (Lizard) in their war in Vietnam

These were often stitched to the back or inside lining of a U

Original French WWI OF1 Egg Hand Grenade circa 1915 - 1917 - Inert German Edged Weapons Crook's column was stopped byOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice French WWI OF1 Egg Hand Grenade, offered in good condition. Known officially as the offensive n1 (OF1), these grenades were manufactured between 1915 and 1917. The detonator would be screwed inside the upper hemisphere, whose complex forming needed that part to be stamped in a higher quality thin plate, while the lower cap could be made in a more common grade thin plate. They featured a bursting