June 12-13, 2019 Edged Weapon, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/12/2019
Lot consists of: (A) World War I French OF 15 grenade with the Billiant 1916 fuze. White paint indicates a practice grenade originally containing a detonator, but no explosive charge. The grenade body is in excellent condition, with the fuze worn and having light surface corrosion but the leather washer still present. (B) Very basic World War I French OF 15 grenade with the Billiant 1916 fuze. It has no paint and a dent in the upper half of the body. The grenade body otherwise is in good condition, with the fuze clean and in better than average condition. (C) Another of the WWI French OF 15 Offensive grenades, this one has the 1916 Billiant fuze and the remaining paint indicates that it was a training grenade filled with a black powder charge and plaster/talc. While the paint is in poor condition, the body is sound and the fuze has light corrosion. (D+E) Two early common French grenade fuzes, the 1916 Billiant and the Mle 1935, used in a wide spectrum of World War I and II French grenades. Always in demand for completion of fuzeless bodies or to upgrade collection examples, the fuzes can be difficult to find in the US. These are in very good to fine condition.