Original French WWI F1 Fragmentation Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert U.S. Equipment which left only seven officers

which left only seven officers and forty-eight enlisted men in the entire battalion of over 700

The enamel on the badge very slightly marred

with the rest worn to bare wood

The caption in the book reads

Size 66 is a nice large size that can accommodate size 58cm and 59cm liners

Original French WWI F1 Fragmentation Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert U.S. Equipment which left only seven officersOriginal 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