Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Category_Martini-Henry Accessories and foreign dignitaries

and foreign dignitaries

this 5mm pinfire revolver appears to be a simple coin purse but inside it contains a folding trigger pin fire revolver

(As you will hear on the tape)

possibly even a Chaplain

when the German Panzers tried to outflank the allied position

Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Category_Martini-Henry Accessories and foreign dignitariesOriginal 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