Manual of Grenades

A small booklet produced during the war to familiarize British and American troops with the various British, American and German grenades.

A surprising amount of information packed into a small booklet, including a number of drawings showing many of the grenades, including exploded and sectional views.

First published during the war (exact date not given) by Bernards (Publishers) Ltd., London, as a soft cover book measuring 6 × 9 inches. This was No. 23 in their Technical Books series.

• Author's Note

• Grenade Summary Chart

• Classification of Grenades

  • Instructional Grenades

  • Grenades for Drill Purpose

  • Practice Grande

  • Live Grenades

• No. 36 Mills Grenade

  • General

  • Stripping the Grenade

  • Assembly

  • Mechanism

  • Igniter Set

  • To Prime the Grenade

  • Correct Methods of Throwing Grenade

• Use of Cup Discharger

  • Description of Discharger No. 1

  • How to Attach the Discharger

  • How to Detach the Discharger

  • Cleaning the Discharger

  • How to Load the No. 36 Grenade

  • How to Use the Discharger for No. 36 Grenade

  • No. II Discharger, Mark I

  • Details of the No. II Discharger, Mark I

  • How to Fire a No. 36 Grenade from a No. II Discharger

• No. 68 Grenade

  • Description of Grenade

  • Details and Mechanical Action

  • Mark I No. 68 Grenade Sight

  • To Load and Fire

  • Using the Grenade

  • Warning

• The No. 69 Grenade

  • Mechanical Details of the "69" Grenade

  • Warning

  • Safety Details

  • Instructions for Priming

  • Instruction for Throwing

• The No. 73 Anti-tank Grenade

  • Safety

  • Details

  • Priming

  • Mechanism of Fuse

  • Method of Using and Throwing the Grenade

  • Notes

• The No. 74 S.T. Grenade (Sticky Bomb)

  • Details of Grenade

  • How to Prime the Grenade

  • Warning

  • Mechanism Details

  • How to Use the Grenade

• The S.I.P. Grenade (Self-Igniting Phosphorous)

• "75" and "75A" Grenade (Hawkins' Grenade or Grenade Mine)

  • Details

  • Mechanical Details

  • Priming the Hawkins' Grenade

  • Throwing the Grenade

• The No. 77 Smoke Grenade

• "Blinds" (unexploded Grenades)

  • Fuses

  • Primer

  • Detonator

  • How to Assemble a Demolition Set

  • How to Use the Demolition Set

• German Grenades

  • The "Egg" Grenade

    • How to Use the Grenade

    • Priming the Grenade

    • Recognition of Grenade

  • The Model 24 Stick Hand Grenade

    • Priming the No. 24 Grenade

  • The Mark PH. 39 Stick Hand Grenade

  • The German Hand Smoke Grenade

• American Grenades

  • Pattern Mark III Hand Grenade

  • The Mark II Phosphorous Hand Grenade

  • The Mark V Gas Grenade (Non-Lethal Tear Gas)

  • The Incendiary Hand Grenade

  • The Rifle Grenade

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• 52 pages

• 35 drawings