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It is an offensive type hand grenade, made up of an aluminium cylindrical body with the two trunk-conical shaped ends of, painted red and loaded with 63 g (2.2 oz) of TNT-dinitronaphthalene that at the time of the explosion projects splinters in a radius of 10 m (33 ft). The device consists of the charge carrier, the detonator, the capsule and ...
The SRCM Mod. 35 [1] is a hand grenade that was first issued to the Royal Italian Army in 1935, serving through World War II and into the 1980s. Nicknamed "Red Devils" by the British in 1941–1942 during the North African Campaign [2] after the red color of the most common type.
A spherical riot control grenade, the M25/A1 (also written ABC-M25/A1) is filled with CN. [4] The grenade is of plastic construction and is a bursting type. [36] The M25A2 featured improved body construction, and later models were filled with CS (and possibly DM) rather than CN. [37] [38] Drawing of the M47 Riot Control Grenade.
The original Mk 2 grenade had a 3 ⁄ 8-inch (9.5 mm) threaded plug in its base, which covered the opening used to place the explosive filling, either 1.85 oz (52 g) of TNT, 2.33 oz (66 g) of Trojan explosive (a mixture of 40% nitrostarch, ammonium nitrate, and sodium nitrate), 1.85 oz (52 g) of a 50/50 amatol/nitrostarch mixture, or 1.85 oz (52 g) of Grenite (a mixture of 95% nitrostarch and ...
Illustration of an MK3A2 grenade. The MK3 hand grenade is a cylindrical concussion grenade designed to produce casualties during close combat while minimizing danger to friendly personnel exposed in the open owing to minimal fragmentation. There is a secondary fragmentation hazard though from rocks, gravel, wood splinters, glass, etc.
A Type 87 grenade launcher in the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution A QLZ-04 with 30-round 35×32 mm ammo container. The 35 mm Type 87 is a series of high velocity grenades designed for Type 87 grenade launchers and other automatic grenade launchers. The grenades are stabilized with spin rifling.
The hand mortar is a firearm and early predecessor of modern grenade launchers [1] that was used in the late 17th century and 18th century to throw fused grenades.The action was similar to a flintlock, matchlock, or wheellock firearm (depending on the date of production), but the barrel was short, usually 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 4 inches (10 cm) long (though some are reported to have barrels up ...
The Mecar M72 is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the Belgian military.It was designed by Belgian company PRB, with Mecar taking over production after PRB closed. Made by PRB it was known both as the PRB 423 and the M72.