Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Russian Headgear ” and this transformation was

” and this transformation was carried out at the London Small Arms Company Ltd

Currently around 40 countries use the weapon

Archbishop Eugenio Pacelli (who would later become Pope Pius XII)

as well as many with their Totenkopf (Death's Head) insignia on their visor caps

September 1918

Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Russian Headgear ” and this transformation wasOriginal 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