Original French WWI F1 Hand Grenade with Scarce Early Wick Type Fuze Empire Edged Weapons sending great showers of burning

sending great showers of burning debris and sparks with each additional salvo of shell

This is the maker mark used by Coro (Cohn & Rosenberger) of New York

marked with a double oval containing the town name in the center" per J

and all the colors are very well retained

Original French WWI F1 Hand Grenade with Scarce Early Wick Type Fuze Empire Edged Weapons sending great showers of burningOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a totally inert BATF compliant genuine World War One French F1 Grenade with an extraordinarily rare wick type fuse offered in very good condition. This was the first and least effective type of fuse used with the F1 grenade during WWI. This simple lit wick type had obvious drawbacks, quickly being replaced with later fuse models. Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which