WWI FRENCH CITRON FOUG GRENADE W/ FUZE WWI
Very rare early WWI French Citron Foug hand grenade model 1916 with the wooden percussion plug igniter. A defensive grenade, cast iron, shaped like a lemon, hence its nickname, with an outer grid pattern. As early as April 1915, a factory in Foug, France, began to produce these simple grenades. The example offered here has been painted Horizon Blue and includes the wooden fuze. Very good. Inert.
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Very rare early WWI French Citron Foug hand grenade model 1916 with the wooden percussion plug igniter. A defensive grenade, cast iron, shaped like a lemon, hence its nickname, with an outer grid pattern. As early as April 1915, a factory in Foug, France, began to produce these simple grenades. The example offered here has been painted Horizon Blue and includes the wooden fuze. Very good. Inert.