Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Inert British Flare Guns North Carolina to the Bermudas

North Carolina to the Bermudas and Lajes before going on to Craw Field (Kenitra Air Base) at Port Lyautey

52 caliber 56-56 RF Spencer round was much more comparable to a real service rifle load and delivered far greater downrange stopping power

Both countries' mountain infantry share the Edelweiß insignia

the chin strap is still intact

The brass wire that wraps around the grip is absent

Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Inert British Flare Guns North Carolina to the BermudasOriginal 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