Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée - Replaced Stick Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets and this rifle was converted

and this rifle was converted in 1938

OF- 331073 Brand: Bulova

The Liège gun trade had a long history of producing arms of previously established patterns to supplement the arms making capabilities of other nations

Muden – Hartford

The shotgun is actually quite nice

Original French WWI Inert IIIrd Army Raquet Pétard “Hair Brush” Stick Fragmentation Grenade - Pétard de la IIIe Armée - Replaced Stick Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets and this rifle was convertedOriginal 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