Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière “VB” Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Excellent - Inert Japanese Army This entitles current members of

This entitles current members of the division and of those regiments that were part of the division at that time (including the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments) to wear a special lanyard

Presumably for personal defense this is a very smart little Pin Fire Revolver in a Gold inlayed leather case bearing the British Coat of Arms

as the aluminum used to manufacture these they typically don’t stand up well to wear and tear

Originally designed by Hughes Aircraft in the 1960s

Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière “VB” Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Excellent - Inert Japanese Army This entitles current members 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). Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell