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Sauterelle
French soldiers with a Sauterelle, circe 1915
Type	Crossbow
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1915–1916
Used by	France, United Kingdom
Wars	World War I
Production history
Produced	1915-1916
Specifications
Mass	24 kg (53 lb)
Crew	2

Effective firing range	110–140 m (120–150 yd)

The Arbalète sauterelle type A, or simply Sauterelle ([so.tʁɛl] French for grasshopper), was a bomb-throwing crossbow used by French and British forces on the Western Front during World War I. It was designed to throw a hand grenade in a high trajectory into enemy trenches. It was initially dismissed by the French Army but General Henri Berthelot thought it had practical value.^[1]

It was lighter and more portable than the Leach Trench Catapult, but less powerful. It weighed 24 kg (53 lb) and could throw an F1 grenade or Mills bomb 110–140 m (120–150 yd).^[2]

The Sauterelle replaced the Leach Catapult in British service until they were replaced in 1916 by the 2 inch Medium Trench Mortar and Stokes mortar.^[3]

References

^ Glenn E. Torrey (2001). Henri Mathias Berthelot: soldier of France, defender of Romania. Center for Romanian Studies. p. 119. ISBN 978-9739432153.
^ "Experimental Section" (PDF). The Royal Engineers Journal. 39: 79. 1925.
^ Hugh Chisholm (1922). The Encyclopædia Britannica: The New Volumes, Period 1910 to 1921 Inclusive, Volume 1. Encyclopædia Britannica Company Limited. p. 470. Please note a wikilink to the article "Bombthrowers" in EB1922 is not available

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v t e British Empire small arms of the First World War
Rifles	Lee–Metford Magazine Lee-Enfield (MLE) rifle Short Magazine Lee–Enfield (SMLE) rifle Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle Ross Rifle
Sidearms	Webley .455" Revolver Mk. IV–VI Webley .455" Pistol Mk. I Colt New Service Smith & Wesson Triple Lock
Edged weapons	Pattern 1897 infantry officer's sword Pattern 1907 bayonet Pattern 1908 cavalry sword Pattern 1913 bayonet
Machine guns	Maxim gun Vickers machine gun Hotchkiss Mark I Lewis gun
Hand grenades	No. 1 No. 2 Hales Pattern Nos. 3, 20, 24, 35 Hales rifle grenades Nos. 5, 23, 36 Mills No. 6 Nos. 8, 9 Jam Tin No. 13 Battye No. 14 Pitcher No. 15 Ball No. 16 Oval No. 17 Opera hat No. 18 No. 19 No. 21 "Spherical" No. 22 Newton-Pippin No. 25 Sangster No. 27 No. 28 Chemical No. 29 Gas No. 31 Day Signal No. 32 Night Signal No. 32 "Spherical E" No. 34 Egg No. 37 No. 39 Steuart Pattern
Mortars	Vickers 1.57-inch mortar 2-inch medium mortar Garland trench mortar 3-inch Stokes mortar
Grenade launchers	Leach trench catapult West Spring Gun Sauterelle
Cartridges	.303 British .455 Webley

v t e French infantry weapons of World War I
Sidearms	Ruby pistol Star Model 14 MAS 1873 revolver Modèle 1892 revolver
Rifles	Lebel Model 1886 rifle Berthier rifle RSC M1917 Winchester Model 1907
Machine guns	St. Étienne Mle 1907 Hotchkiss M1909 Hotchkiss M1914 Chauchat
Grenades	F1 VB rifle grenade Sauterelle
Cartridges	8mm Lebel .32 ACP 11mm French Ordnance 12 mm Lefaucheux 8mm French Ordnance .351 WSL

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