Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière “VB” Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Inert German Army Heer Overall fantastic original pieces of

Overall fantastic original pieces of Great War technology that was crucial for the United States Doughboys in the trenches during World War One

one size fits all with a clever concealed adjustable liner band

Locher recommended two evasion charts could be overlapped to protect a downed airman from rain if worn "like an armadillo"

The blade is in good shape with just a bit of staining and peppering from age

marked ARMY GOGGLE / TYPE 77-51 / K

Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière “VB” Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Inert German Army Heer Overall fantastic original pieces ofOriginal 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