French_VB_rifle_grenade.jpg

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English: Photographs of a French V-B rifle grenade, a bullet trap type. Top shows views and cutaway of the grenade, bottom shows the grenade and grenade launcher, which is affixed to the rifle. Cross-section shows that the grenade is a pass-through design, allowing the use of live ammunition. Arming tab, activated by the bullet's passage, can also be seen.
Source United States War Dept. America's Munitions 1917-1918. p. 208.
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  • 2008-07-11 15:59 Fluzwup 687×611× (49864 bytes) Photographs of a French V-B rifle grenade, a bullet trap type. Top shows views and cutaway of the grenade, bottom shows the grenade and grenade launcher, which is affixed to the rifle. Cross-section shows that the grenade is a pass-through design, allow