Original French WWI Inert Suffocante Lacrymogene Mle 1916 Automatique Chemical Grenade
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is totally inert BATF compliant genuine World War One French Grenade Suffocante modèle 1916 (Suffocating Grenade Model 1916) tear gas grenade. It features a wick fuze that still retains most of the wick on the interior! This example also isn’t ground dug, rare to see. Like all deactivated ordnance, this grenade is Not Available for Export.
This grenade was approved for use with US forces as well. It consists of two metal halves soldered together at the center and was interior coated with lead to prevent corrosion of the chemical filling.
The fuze still unscrews for inspection of the interior. Several kinds of suffocating grenades were already in use in the French police before the war. These were adapted from those, and made more military friendly. They were originally constructed with tin or other corrosion reducing liners, as the gas liquid is highly corrosive.
This is a fantastic non-ground dug example of a very rare grenade, ready for further research and display!
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Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive device, not available for export. This item is completely legal within the USA. International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and Local laws. Everything for sale on ima-usa.com is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America.
All deactivated ordnance sold by IMA, Inc is engineered to be inoperable according to guidelines provided by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF).
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