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What's the old saying "Five second fuses go off in three seconds?" Those must have had 3 second fuses.
Geezo Peezo!!! I remember using grenades on the range in the military. I don't think I've ever seen one go off that fast. I also don't think I've ever seen someone that close to the blast get up that quickly. Fortunately for them, the water slowed the shrapnel, or they'd be dead.
But I do believe you are correct, Silver ... I'll bet they never do THAT again!!! Hah ha ha
I think they were flash bang grenades
The test is Pass/Fail only on that learning experience.
Since we are on the subject lets see what your hand grenade IQ is. What's wrong with this picture? If you were not in the Army or Marines or other wise been acquainted with grenades I don't really know this. I found the picture on the internet, it's not my personal grenade. Disclaimer - I have thrown 1 live grenade in my life (Ft. Polk 1969) I am not expert, there could be more than 1 thing wrong.
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Not is not a US grenade, it has a wrong nomenclature, the shipping pin is missing and the US grenades are round not oval.
I was a Drill Sgt for three years, and for me the hand greade range was the worst. The recruits would get nervous and sometimes had the grenade roll off thier finger tips as they were starting thier forward motion. Reacting quickly as possible to grab the recruit and yourself over the sandbag wall was always a fear I had. Thankfully, that never happened to me.
NewTyer, you do seem to be an expert. The thing I noticed was the pin was in the wrong side making this essentall a left handed grenade. The day we went to the grenade range has stuck in my mind more than a lot of the other stuff from BCT. I remember we had a kid from Arkansas named Bradshaw, his main problem was no self confidence. You had to go through the proper steps and motion and throw a dummy over a high wire before they would let you touch a live grenade. He was watching a left handed trainee but was right handed, he end up with the pin in his throwing hand and the grenade clutched to his chest. He didn't throw a live grenade. I hope the Army helped him, he was a good kid otherwise.
If I am seeing this correctly, the spoon/primer assembly is in the wrong end. It is inserted into the base of the body, not screwed into the neck as it should be.
I threw my first grenade at Parris Island ... and a few more while on active duty.
As far as the pin location goes ... you can remove and re-insert the pin so the ring is on which ever side you want. if anybody blows themselves up while attempting this, don't blame me, I am just the messenger.