Types of grenades in WWI
The Marten Hale hand grenade, which can be also fitted to any type of service rifle. Hale time grenade, bomb is thrown, the ignition of the time-fuse does not occur until the grenade reaches a distance equal to the full length of the line, causing the line to pull out the friction-tube. French bracelet grenade, which hooked around the wrist with a strap, jam or beef tins filled with explosives and fitted with a fuse, effective work at short range
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10490349
Media ID
46045351
Size
5830px x 4089px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustartion by W. B Robinson in The Illustrated War News', 15 December 1915, page 39
Date
1915
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