Original French WWI Model 1915 Bertrand Suffocante Gas Grenade Bira Gun except where it has been

except where it has been worn away by the scabbard runners

both versions being produced locally in the UK in several variations

A really wonderful collection with most photos noted by name

The flag is signed with the names of many friends and family

We had kept it as a Reference example

Original French WWI Model 1915 Bertrand Suffocante Gas Grenade Bira Gun except where it has beenOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a scarce example of a Bertrand gas grenade, made of six iron segments, each of them drilled with a hole and having four pins on the inside. They were held together with a steel wire and contained a glass ball with chloroacetone. These were not popular among troops due to the gas breaking while being thrown. Like all deactivated ordnance, this grenade is Not Available for Export. This example is in good shape