Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Inert Military Maps On the rear between these

On the rear between these rosettes there is a leather "pillow" to protect the carrier's knuckles against the very hard hide shield

It was used till 1856 and fixed the image of the Russian two-headed eagle

but it is not entirely clear

which were actively serving in army

Original Rare French WWI & WWII Viven-Bessière Rifle Fragmentation Grenade - Inert Military Maps On the rear between theseOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Viven Bessires rifle grenade was an infantry weapon in use with the French Army from 1916 onwards. Also known as the "VB" grenade, it was named after its inventors, and officially referred to as the "Viven Bessires shell" in the French Army instruction manual. The grenade launcher system consists of two elements, the discharger (Launcher) and the projectile (grenade). Appearing in 1916, the VB grenade was the