Original French WWI OF1 Egg Hand Grenade circa 1915 - 1917 - Inert Vintage Signs when she cleared New York

when she cleared New York for a voyage to North Africa

and dated 39

It was originally intended as an individually packaged daily ration for issue to airborne troops

The system is similar to the later Martini falling block with the external hammer mounted on the right exterior

Clearly dated 1943 and coded "ayf" for the manufacturer ERMA (B

Original French WWI OF1 Egg Hand Grenade circa 1915 - 1917 - Inert Vintage Signs when she cleared New YorkOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice French WWI OF1 Egg Hand Grenade, offered in good condition. Known officially as the offensive n1 (OF1), these grenades were manufactured between 1915 and 1917. The detonator would be screwed inside the upper hemisphere, whose complex forming needed that part to be stamped in a higher quality thin plate, while the lower cap could be made in a more common grade thin plate. They featured a bursting