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Newspapers166 of 255Vintage Framed Coca Cola Newspaper PrintFramed newspaper clipping from 1878
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    Posted 14 years ago

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    spiritinth…
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    Gotta love the women grenade assembly!
    Grenade used by British Infantry to "clean out" enemy trenches.
    ~Peace~

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 14 years ago
      Actually they were not armed by striking the top with the hand as described. You can see the safety lever in the article.
    2. Chrisnp Chrisnp, 14 years ago
      I think you are right, Blunder. There were earlier grenades that required striking, and I think the author applied the old information to the then new 1915 #5 Mills bomb, which had the now familiar pull-the-pin-and-throw method.

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