Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière “VB” Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Inert British Field Gear It is size 60 cm

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

and was not converted to the later M-1869 n

The hard rubber Colt grips show the "prancing pony" logo clearly

and the expected small dings and dents from service

September 4th

Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière “VB” Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Inert British Field Gear It is size 60 cmOriginal 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