Original French WWI F1 Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert Antique Wheellock Firearms and soon a fire started

and soon a fire started in her after torpedo room that could not be brought under control and threatened to spark an ammunition explosion that would have wrecked the ship

It still has the original elastic straps on the interior

Age and wear have made the file marks (yasurime) on the tang a bit faint

The Ike jacket is in beautiful condition and has name and service number stamped in multiple locations

It retains the original impressive brass mounted epaulettes and the buttons on the collar bear the Lion Cypher of Bavaria and the single "V" chevron to the right sleeve has the Bavarian blue central ribbon

Original French WWI F1 Hand Grenade with Billant Modèle 1916 Fuse - Inert Antique Wheellock Firearms and soon a fire startedOriginal 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