Original U.S. WWI M-1917 VB Rifle Grenade Launching Cup For The US Enfield Rifle Martini-Henry Bayonets Stevens and Auto-Ordnance made many

Stevens and Auto-Ordnance made many hundreds of thousands

It was one of the first "offensive" type of grenades fielded

with the main issue being past oxidation and staining on the blade

The insignia once belonged to a member of the 23rd Rifle Regiment of the Czechoslovak Legion

Original U.S. WWI M-1917 VB Rifle Grenade Launching Cup For The US Enfield Rifle Martini-Henry Bayonets Stevens and Auto-Ordnance made manyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rare and fantastic offer! This is an American made Model 1917 VB Rifle Grenade Launching Cup for the US M1917 Enfield rifle. This is the first we have been able to offer and in a condition we will most likely never see again. The Viven Bessires rifle grenade, named after its inventors, also known as "VB grenade", and officially referred to as the "Viven Bessires shell" in the French Army instruction