Original WWI French Brandt Type B Model 1916 Pneumatic Mortar- Dated 1916 MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly - arsenal style wrist repair

- arsenal style wrist repair with brass pin reinforcements

Original Item: Selections vary in age from late WW2 through the early 1950s

An eastern influence can be detected in the blade form

it became sufficient to inflict a minor nick on the wrist or other exposed area on the opponent in order to win the duel

Today originals are expensive and very difficult to find in use-able condition

Original WWI French Brandt Type B Model 1916 Pneumatic Mortar- Dated 1916 MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly - arsenal style wrist repairOriginal Item: Mortar designs of WW1 number in the hundreds, but one of the most unique is the Brandt pneumatic mortar. It was introduced in 1915 by the French and was eventually copied by the Germans. The type B was smaller then the first 1915 model and was comprised of cast aluminum. The 40. 5 inch barrel was mounted on a cast aluminum, fixed angle of 42 mount. It was fired by air pressure with a system of tanks and pistons. It fired a 60mm shell.