Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière “VB” Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Inert British Field Gear and was not converted to

and was not converted to the later M-1869 n

and the expected small dings and dents from service

It is size 60 cm which is approximately 7 1/2 US

which we unfortunately do not know the meaning of

A one of a kind lot of six WWII GI Field Gear pieces

Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière “VB” Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Inert British Field Gear and was not converted toOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Viven Bessires rifle grenade was an infantry weapon in use with the French Army from 1916 onwards. Also known as the "VB" grenade, it was named after its inventors, and officially referred to as the "Viven Bessires shell" in the French Army instruction manual. The grenade launcher system consists of two elements, the discharger (Launcher) and the projectile (grenade). Appearing in 1916, the VB grenade was the