U.S. or French V.B. rifle grenade

[vinnyw]

Thats a hard act to follow but here go,s,I have seen a number of the U.S. vb,s with the U.S. cast backwards on them.I can get a picture if someone needs to see one.
vinny

[dano1917]

Thats a hard act to follow but here go,s,I have seen a number of the U.S. vb,s with the U.S. cast backwards on them.I can get a picture if someone needs to see one.
vinny

Yes Vinny, Would appreciate that and do appreciate everybody posting up their V.B.'s for viewing. I really like the un-rodded rifle grenades...Dano

[EODGUY]

I agree, both are no doubt US. I guess there were some US with unheadstamped rimfire cartridges! Both also have a hex nut plug. I also have a badly deteriorated small hex wrench that was used to remove the plug. Battlefield pick-up.

[Snufkin]

Some images of the only one in my possession. I understood when I got it that it was a French one, but I'm open to other possibilities. The striker is made from stamped steel and the percussion cap is a centrefire, not a .22 rimfire.



Tom

[US-Subs]

I've always been told that the ordnance stamp (flaming piss-pot) on the bottom was one ID feature for US models - can anyone confirm this?

[EODGUY]

Not on either one of mine! Interesting comment though because there were alot of WWI era ordnance items without that stamp so I wonder why it would be so on the VB?

[dano1917]

There does not seem to be rhyme nor reason as to why some U.S. era ordnance has the flaming piss pot and some do not. I have seen V.B.'s with the symbol. You could have 2 indentical pieces of WW1 ordnance sitting side by side and one may have the symbol and one may not. I've always wondered about as to why? Dano

[sgtlynn]

No flaming bomb on mine either.

Snufkin, I would say French for yours, based on the striker style.

[proditto]

Some pics of my VB. Any ideas of the markings on the body? Nationality?

[dano1917]

Wow, Great replies on this thread. I learned quite a bit about the V.B. grenade that I did not know. Awesome.....Dano