page_title: VB rifle grenade
section_title: Description and characteristics
hierarchical_section_title: VB rifle grenade / Description and characteristics
caption_attribution_description: English: French fusil Lebel Mle 1886 with the grenade launcher VB; the Verdun Memorial, Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France Polski: Francuski karabin Lebel Mle 1886 z granatnikiem nasadkowym VB; Muzeum Pamięci Bitwy pod Verdun (Memorial de Verdun), Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Francja
context_page_description: The Viven-Bessières rifle grenade, named after its inventors ·, also known as "VB grenade", and officially referred to as the "Viven-Bessières shell" in the French Army instruction manual, was an infantry weapon in use with the French Army from 1916 onwards.
context_section_description: This grenade launcher consists of two elements, the discharger and the projectile.
caption: Lebel rifle with VB cup discharger
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