Mortar? Aerial dropped grenade? Any ideas?

[rott51]

Anyone have any idea what exactly this is? I've searched every topic I can think of. It looks to me like something hand dropped from a plane, but?

Thanks,
Ron

 

[MINENAZ16]

Famous french ww1 trench projectile mortar 86mm Boileau Debladis (HE FRAG).
Very nice condition.

 

[rott51]

Thank you. Knowing this, I still cannot find pictures of one of these projectiles. This can't be the only picture on the internet...

 

[MINENAZ16]

try on google image with this : 86MM BOILEAU DEBLADIS (you can see a DEMINEST pdf)

 

[rott51]

That helps. Thanks so much!