Original French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Fragmentation Grenade with Unique Charge Style - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Receiver Top Cover There is also a short

There is also a short pin to stabilize it

It measures approximately 33 x 39 inches and has the standard NSDAP Swas (Hook Cross) dyed onto a circular white fields on both sides

The bore is clear and partly bright

showing that it has not been buffed or polished

Original French WWI IIIrd Army Stick Fragmentation Grenade with Unique Charge Style - Pétard de la IIIe Armée Receiver Top Cover There is also a shortOriginal 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