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44-46 " (D. 2, Ammunition Sec
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48 " D. 6.
49 D.9.
50-75 " T.1 Registry
For these reasons, in sp ite ox the fa~t that there was a lo t non
d e ta il to come and many loose unde, it >/, ..a decidea in the Ainmuniticr
Group of the Armaments Design Department to f . rm a team c f Design O ff!
and Draughtsmen to exp loit vital had bee;' fcunc cut about Gorman Gun
Ammunition, P r o je c tile s . Grenades and i‘ ■et, e sse n tia lly from the po.iv.
c f view o f the way they were do sir mu on G .,evel.---e x. Rockets a n !
ire net inelumen.
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The team, working under my direction, consisted c f
j.J.Ashby
3 , C.Huggins
R .;/. ivartyn, tf.Eng., Major, R.B.
E. R. 3. Pearce
G. S. Sanders, M. Sc. (Eng), A.C.G. 1 ., A. n. X. i.iech.E.
A. W. S tru tt
J.U. ,7cole :ok
The monographs which comprise the several parts < f the report are
r.rt intended to treat the subjects exhaustively. They give a bread
general outline c f the fa c ts as they have been ascertained, with
illu s tr a tio n s , and pr-vide a s ifte d bibliogrni iiy for any who wish to
follow the matter in greater d e ta il. It i s hej ed that they w ill be of
some in terest to others besides the draughtsmen and designers fo r whan
they v/e^e primarily prepared.
Cur thanks are due to the personnel of the <'■. i.O.G. and n .1 .0 .3 .
•rganisatiens, the Halstead Exploitation centre, the Naval In telligen ce
A uthorities, M. 1.(10.) Gar O ffice, the if. S.Wavnl ttnehu and many ethers
who gave us information and f a c i l i t i e s which greatly assiste d us in #ur
task.
fo r t Halstee.u,
Nr. Sovencaks, Kent.
1st Pubrunry, logo.
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Contents
I n t h i s r e p o r t , grenades are c l a s s i f i e d a c c o r d in g to t h e i r
means o f p r o j e c t i o n . For c o n v e n ie n c e , the types o f grenade
d e s c r i b e d i n P a rts 1 - 5 ore -presented i n the f o l l o w i n g o r d e r s -
High E x p lo siv e
d n t i Tank
Smoke
Pyrotechni c
M isc e lla n e o u s
( 1 ) General
In the e a r l y p a r t o f the 7/ar, d e s ig n development was
o r g a n i s e d to meet t a c t i c a l requi rome.nis, but from 19UU- onwards
these he came su bord in ate to supply unu t r a n s p o r t problems. In
g e n e r a l , there searned to be a lack o f General d i r e c t i o n o f
grenade d esig n and l i t t l e l i a i s o n between d e s i g n e r s . T h is ,
to g e t h e r with the supply p rob le m , p ro b ab ly accounts f o r the very
l a r g e numbers o f s t o r e s which hav^ been produced, few o f which
can be c l a s s i f i e d as standard f i e l d equipments. r~
Yt s i n g l e problem was f r e q u e n t l y g iv e n to d i f f e r e n t f i r m s
f o r s o l u t i o n , and t h i s leu t o c o n s i d e r a b l e v a r i a t i o n i n s i m i l a r
types o f s t o r e s .
a. remarkable f e a t u r e was the s h o r t time i n t e r v a l between the
s t a t i n g o f a requirement a no. the i s s u e o f the s t o r e to f i e l d
form ations, a l t e r a t i o n s to the ciesigj. were n o t , however, un
common a f t e r t r i a l s ha a been o arrieo. rut i n b a t t l e .
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(a ) Hand. Grenades,
L eth ality
M aterials
Ini t i a t i o n
The g e n e ra l form o f i n i t i a t i o n was b y means o f a p u l l
f r i c t i o n i g n i t e r and a d e to n a t o r f o r the main f i l l i n g .
L a t e r , p e l l e t s wore i n t r o d u c e d , as supply d i f f i c u l t i e s
e n f o r c e d the d i l u t i o n o f the usual TNT f i l l i n g .
(b) R i f l e Grenades
Met h o d o f p r o j e c t i o n
^ r i f l e u cup d i s c h a r g e r was p r e f e r r e d . The grenades
wore p r o - r i f l e d , and i n f l i g h t were s p i n s t a b i l i s e d .
Great d i f f i c u l t y was e x p e r i e n c e d i n o b t a i n i n g s t a b i l i t y
at high an gles o f p r o d u c t i o n .
Materials
..gain a c c o r d i n g to a v a i l a b i l i t y , p l a s t i c s , s t e e l and
l i g h t a l l o y s were used. Local sh ortag es o f m a t e r i a l s
loo. to the im p ro v ise d use o f wood and sometimes
concrete.
Development
Design a c t i o n was d i r e c t o u t o improving l e t h a l i t y and
performance. German r i f l e grenades ranged f u r t h e r
than- the B r i t i s h , but they c a r r i e d a smaller "pay load".
( 3 ) A n t i -Tank Grenades
( a ) hand Grenades
Experiments were c a r r i e d out -with the o b j e c t o f
producing a shaped charge s t i c k grenade. The c o n c l u s i o n rcachuci.
was that 300 gin. o f R D R/liff, with a 1 mm. s t o o l c o io o f 60 degrees
angle and 80 mm. s t a n d - o f f , would g iv e the r e q u i r e d p e n e t r a t i o n
o f 100 mm. .» g re a t deal o f work was done to d e f e a t the p o s s i b l e
u se, by us, o f a magnetic grenade. p a s t e , Zimmorit, (Chemiseho
worke Zimmer . . .G. B e r l i n ) f o r a p p l i c a t i o n to tank armour was
issued. I t had the c o m p o s i t i o n : -
Polyvinyl 29 per cent
Wood f i b r e 10 per ce nt
Pa r i urn Sulphate ko per 00 ii Ij
Zin c Sulphide 10 per cent
Ochre 15 per cent
Some work was done on magnetic grenades.
(b ) Pr e j e c t e d Or e na do s
R i f le Grenades
Rotated grenades with shaped charges wore produced
which ranged f u r t h e r than the B r i t i s h f i n s t a b i l i z e d
t y p o , but with lower ta rg e t performance. Those
grenades wore su p ersed es by she v*ecoillt:SS ty p e s.
k o c o i l l c s s _(Panz e r f au s t ) Types
This was a s e r i e s of u n r o ta te d , hollow charge
pr o j e c t i l e s . Do v e l o armnt v/a s d i re*c to a to i nc r o a sin g
the s t r e n g t h o f the launcher tube so th a t i t would be
useable f o r se v e rable f o r s e v e r a l f i r i n g s .
On e a r l i e r models a zinc cone was t r i e d , but t h i s gave
pool- performance es; e d a i l y a g a i n s t skip ting p l a t e s .
The f i n a l d e s i g n to appear i n b a t t l e woe a l l o y e d to
have a 220 mm. pone traction a t normal i n c i d e n c e .
For use at high angles i n the a n t i - p e r s o n n e l r o l e * a
fra g m e n ta tio n r i n g was envisaged.
( ) Sraolce Grenades
Hand Grenades
( 5 ) M is c e ll a n e o u s
Among the large numbers o f s p e c i a l grenades produced f o r
use with S ig n a l P i s t o l s were
Small a n t i - p e r s o n n e l H.E. grenades.
Smoke grenades
I l l u m i n a t i n g grenades ( i n c l u d i n g one type which v/as used i n
an attempt t o daz zle night f i g h t e r s )
Propaganda grenades
Si gnal grenades (v/ith a potassium n i t r a t e b a s e )
The i l l u m i n a t i n g and s i g n a l grenades wore g e n e r a l l y o f
lower candle power than the B r i t i s h . Some d i f f i c u l t y was
e x p e r i e n c e d i n p ro ducing e f f i c i e n t c o l o u r i n g matter.
Captured II.S. grenades were g e n e r a l l y o n ly used l o c a l l y f o r
booby t r a p s .
( C) e x p l o s i v e F i l l i n g s
Summary
German grenade f i l l i n g technique v/as based on the
"m elt pouring" p r o c e s s , alth ough p r o - p r e s s e d charges
vero e x t e n s i v e l y used. Stemming was c o n s i d e r e d un
safe.
S a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n s wore o f v e r y low standard judged
by B r i t i s h p r a c t i c e .
Supply d i f f i c u l t i e s e n f o r c e d the use o f n o n - e x p l o s i v e
d i l u e n t s with T.I'I.T. In 191+h, common s a l t up t o 60
per ce n t and " scheidl-rnehl" stone powder were used as
diluents. Owing to s h o r t a g e s , a g r e a t deal o f b r e a k i n g -
do,m and r e c o v e r y o f T.IT.T. from unwanted s t o r e s was
uii (io i'taken.
Contain wax was adopted as a s t a b i l i s i n g agent with
e x p l o s i v e s o f low P. o f I .
Pro-fo rm ed c h a r g e s , p re ss e d h y d r a u l i c a l l y , wore o f t e n
f i t t e d i n t o grenades. Such f i l l i n g s proved l o o s e and
were n o t always s a t i s f a c t o r y .
With smaller s t o r e s , c a v i t i e s were o f t e n d r i l l e d i n t o
the s o l i d i f i e d H . E . f i l l i n g s .
A t y p i c a l P i l l i n g Fa ctory had the f o l l o w i n g shops under
one r o o f : - empty c a s i n g s t o r e ; p r e - h e a t in g - r o o m ( f o r
s h e l l s ) , m e lt-m ix ing room, pouring room, c o o l i n g t u n n e l s 5
d r i l l i n g hays and f i n i s h i n g room.
Small s t i r r e r s were o f t e n i n s e r t e d i n pouring hucx;ets
to a g i t a t e the melt while i t c o o l e d to the lowest
p r a c t i c a b l e temperature f o r p o u r in g .
Coiiiposi ti on o f German gnines
Initiator 60/L|0 l e a d 7 0 / 5 0 le a d le ad a z i d e / l o a d le ad a z i d e / l e a d
azide/lead a z i d e / l e a d styphnate styphnate
styphnate styphnate 0 / 4I gm. 0 . 3 gm.
0 . h 5 gm. 0 . 3 2 gm.
11. K. Grenades
Two main types o f II.E. hand grenade, the egg and the s t i c k ,
were produced i n large numbers. Se v e r al d i f f e r e n t marks and
m o d i f i c a t i o n s o f each e x i s t . As o r i g i n a l l y desig n ed t h e i r
main e f f e c t depended on b l a s t , but fra g m e n ta tio n s l e e v e s were
issued la t e r .
Anti-Tank Grenades
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Dimensions O v e r a l l le n g th Ilf. i n .
Length o f c o n c r e t e head h in.
Diameter o f c o n c r e t e head 2 win.
Thickness o f c o n c r e t e casing e.i n.
To ta l weight 1 l b . 1| c z . to
1 l b , 11 c z .
F illin g Stnd. 100 gm.
charge T.N.T.
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8 t i d e grenades wuiv o r i g i n a l l y c o n s t r u c t e d w it h c a r r y
ing hooks on the si de of tin head, so that th e y could e a s i l y he
c a r r i e d on the b e l t , a p r a c t i c e which w a s - d i s c o n t i n u e d a f t e r
1933.
During the war, g r e n a d e s , d e to n a t o rs and i g n i t e r s were
packed i n iiietal ammunition c a s e s , each u s u a l l y holding about 15
sets. On the march or i n a c t i o n they were c a r r i e d e i t h e r i n
these b o x e s , or i n sandbags. The i n d i v i d u a l i s s u e , u s u a l l y 2 per
man, were p l a c e d , h e a d uppermost, e i t h e r i n the b e l t or the jack
boots.
Troops on p a t r o l were equipped w i t h a s p e c i a l , grenade
carrying- j a c k e t , presumably s i m i l a r t o our 11jungle j a c k e t s " used
i n the Par East campaign. Made o f a heavy, dark c l o t h , i t f i t t e d
over the t u n i c , r a t h e r l i k e a s l e e v e l e s s p u l l o v e r . In i t were
10 p o c k e t s , 5 i n f r o n t , 5 behind, i n which hand grenades c o u ld be
p l e a c e d , head downwards. These- were a l l a c c e s s i b l e to the wearer,
and i t was s a id th at an even d i s t r i b u t i o n o f weight was obt ained.
(19) Magnetic a n t i - t a n k g r e n a d e
Dimensions T o t a l weight 7 l b . 11 oz.
F illin g 3 l b . 5 oz.,RDX/TNT 50/50 o f
d e n s i t y 1,67
Exploder PETN/VVax, 9 0 / 1 0 , o f d e n s i t y 1.58
P e n e t r a t i on 110 mm,IT 80 homo p l a t e or
20 i n . c o n c r e t e .
(There wa.s a s e r i e s o f t h i s type of grenade o f weights 2 , 3 , 5 j8
auu 10 kgm.)
resig n Details Designed on the hollow charge p r i n c i p l e , the
envi ty l i n e r o f the grenade was a 60 degree co ne,
made from 17 min. mild s t e e l p l a t e .
Three permanent h orse -sh o e magnets o f an « l n i c : o
type a l l o y (VDIi. 5h6) p r o v i d e d the means o f adhesion
to a t a r g e t . They were b c l t e u t o the underside
o f a p la s t ic base-plate. The magnet a s sem b lies
were b o l t e d between the p o l e p i e c e s by b r a s s b e l t s
which were p a r tly r e c e s s e d into g ro o v e s i n the
mag lie t s . 'Hie pole p i e c e s of the magnets Were
c o l d shaped from dead mi Id s t e e l bar of s e c t i o n 3
3 cm. x 2 cm. The a c t i n g s u r f a c e s were ground,
p r o b a b ly a f t e r assembly t o the base p l a t e s .
Ini t i a t i o n PZ. 21+ wi th ho .8 re t o m t o r .
232 0 .5 1
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Goncrnl The grenade was p a in t e d o l i v e green to the r e a r
o f cannelure on the c y l i n d r i c a l p o r t i o n ( s u p p o r t
i n g c o n e ) , and white f o rw a rd of i t . S tencilled
on the H.E. c o n t a i n e r was " E i f 1+2% and on the
t r a n s i t plug " 1+2 f i f SD" .
Design D e t a i l s The H .E .c o n ta in e r was c o l d drawn from low carbon
mild s t e e l s t r i p , approximately 0 .5 min. t h i c k ;
the V.D.H. v a r i e d from 193 to 127. A cannelure
formed i n the c y l i n d r i c a l w a l l , 15 mm. from the
forw ard o n e , a c t e d as a seati ng f o r the c o n e .
The e x p lo d e r housing was c o l d p r e s s e d from dead
m i l d s t e e l s t r i p , ap proxim ate ly 1 .5 mm. t h i c k ;
V.D.H. f i g u r e 202, I t was crimped i n t o the r e a r
o f the c o n t a i n e r and screw threaded e x t e r n a l l y
f o r attachment o f the i g n i t o r ad apter.
The i g n i t e r adapter was c o l d drawn from m ild s t e e l
s t r i p 1 . 5 mm, t h i c k ; V.D.H. value v a r i e d from 209
-1 3 3. I t was screw threaded a t the r e a r end to
accommodate the i g n i t e r .
The charge l i n e r was c o l d drawn from dead m ild
s t e e l s t r i p , 1 . 5 min. t h i c k ; V.D.H. f i g . 193 to ll+3o
The e x t e r i o r s u r f a c e o f the l i n e r was machined
and the w a l l t h i c k n e s s decrease d r e g u l a r l y from
1 .5 mrn. at the mouth (or b a s e ) to approxim ately
0 . 5 min. at the apex. The i n c l u d e d angle was 32
d e g r e e s . 8 e q u a l l y spread h o l e s , 1 .5 mm® d i a . ,
were d r i l l e d through the f l a n g e *
The s t i c k y pad h o ld e r -was a c o l d p r e s s in g from
dead m ild s t r i p , 0 . 2 5 man. t h i c k ; V . D .H .v a r ie d from
165 to 117.
The adapting rin g was c o l d p r e s s e d from dead m ild
s t e e l s t r i p , 0 . 2 5 mm. t h i c k ; the V.D.H. v a r i e d
from 159 to 113. The s t i c k y pad h o ld e r was
f a s t e n e d to i t s forw ard f l a n g e by a crimped over
• c o l l a r maao from dona ‘m i l d s t e e l s t r i p . , and t h i s
made a push f i t i n t o the fo rw a rd c y l i n d r i c a l end
o f the H.E. contained , where i t h o l e the charge
l i n e r i n p o s i t i o n on i t s cannelure Beati ng. The
H.E. c o n t a i n e r was in d en ted i n t o the rin g i n 6
p l a c e s to secure i t in p o s i t i o n .
The l i d , c a r r y i n g a hand. I e , as or' e a s e d f r o m low
carbon m ild s t e e l s t r i p . « d . .1ji11* t h i c k , and i t s
V .D .H . f i g u r e v a r i e d f r e e 16 a t o i .17. I t was
made a push f i t o v e r t a cl h o l d e r .
( 21) n a g r n n n t o ie .1+2 ( n ) , I .
( 1) Nummary
General
Very few examples o f f i n s t a b i l i s e d r i f l e grenades
f i r e d from s p i g o t s were seen; most were designed f o r f i r i n g from
r i f l e d cup d i s c h a r g e r s .
S tability
Grenades f i r e d from the cup d is c h a r g e r s were i n a l l
c a s e s s p in s t a b i l i s e d , and the d r i v i n g bands, f o r which p l a s t i c s
were w id e l y used , were pre-engra ved.
H.E. grenades
Although many m o d i f i c a t i o n s e x i s t e d , the H.E» r i f l e
grenades were o f the same b a s i c d e s ig n . The maximum range
ac hieved was 500 y a r d s , b u t the e x p l o s i v e f i l l i n g was only s l i g h t l y
more than 1 oz. some designs c a t e r e d f o r a l t e r n a t i v e hand or r i f l e
use.
A n t i - t a n k grenades
Cartridges
A l a r g e number o f c a r t r i d g e s were produced with the
o b j e c t o f i n c r e a s i n g range. Most grenades had a c a r t r i d g e designed
p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r that grenade and f o r none o t h e r , a p o l i c y which
l e d to many a c c i d e n t s .
No s p e c i a l s i g h t s were d i s c o v e r e d , and no r e f e r e n c e
to the grenade d i s c h a r g e r appeared in the O f f i c i a l Handbook f o r
the weapon.
(3 ) P r o p e l l in g c a r t r i d g e s f o r German grenades
The f o l l o w i n g types o f p r o p e l l i n g c a r t r i d g e were used
during the War
(a) For the propaganda grenade (G.Kart f u r G P r o p g r . ) ,
crimped mouth, red cap annulus.
(b) For the H.E. grenade (G.Kart f u r G. b p r g r ) ,
crimped mouth*, e a r l y p a t t e r n 0, y e l l o w cap annulus.
D esign D e t a i l The s t e e l o f the "body, which was o f VDH 130, had the
com position?-
C Mn Si S P
0.1 7 0.43 0.07 0.027 0.071
A m a c r o - e tc h o f an a x i a l s e c t i o n i n d i c a t e d that the
c a v i t y was probably formed by hot p i e r c i n g .
(t) Grenade atom - TWO V: trie tie,. Oi ijtOiJi wer U seen, one
. t i r o iy o f l i g h t a l l o y , the o th or' o f !>.l . oic wi til a i: i e e l all. Uli'C
whi eh i t was screwed on to the he a d o f 'fie grienad e • In the
t'ix. r > the CXG 1- 0.£j G V/ei-Ip secur■ud to tile Citin'Ic "’e y 0 Xtruding
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Fuze
A s t a r shaped r e t a i n i n g s p r i n g with f o u r prongs
f i t t e d over a p r o j e c t i o n on the top o f the s t r i k e r b o d y , and was
held in p l a c e by a b u r r i n g o f the p r o j e c t i o n over a washer on top
.of the s p r i n g . The fou r prongs o f the s p r i n g were bent downwards
i n t o g r o o v e s in the s t r i k e r body. Round the s t r i k e r body was an
arming c o l l a r which had two g roov es cut on the i n s i d e . .,n .inning
s p rin g was compressed between a l i p on the arming c o l l a r and a
second c o l l a r at the bottom o f the s t r i k e r body, Around the
i n s i d e o f the arming c o l l a r and r e s t i n g on the s t r i k e r body was a
s t e e l tape which ac ted as an a d d i t i o n a l s a f e t y d e v i c e , and p r e
vented any p o s s i b i l i t y o f the fuze b e i n g a c c i d e n t a l l y armed when
screwing on the base plu g.
The f u z e was p o s i t i o n e d by a stem on the base plug
fittin g i n t o a r e c e s s in the r e a r o f the s t r i k e r body,
.action o f Fuze
Penetration
A t r i a l w it h t h i s grenade showed that i t would
p enetrate at l e a s t _50 mm. o f "homo" h, .rd armour o.z 30 d e g re e s .
,/ith some g re n a d e s, a tapered s t e _ i slug was found pro tru din g
from a h o le i n the armour p l a t e .
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Design D e t a i l
(a) C o n s t r u c t i o n o f Head - The head seemed to he made o f
a seamless s t e e l tube, w ith one o f sm aller diameter i n s e r t e d in
the rear end f o r the screw thread.
The cone was o f s t e e l and the i n s i d e had marks
i n d i c a t i n g that i t had heen made hy p r e s s i n g , although the e x t e r i o r
showed machining marks. The apex was open.
Three small h o le s were d r i l l e d in the f l a n g e , p rob ab ly
f o r a i r esc apes during f i l l i n g with T.N.T. The b a l l i s t i c cap was
pre ss ed from s t e e l . This cap and the cone were secured by a
r o l l e d cannelure in the body and turnover o f the f o r e end.
The th ick ness o f the w all o f the cone diminished
towards the apex. The i n t e r i o r angle was about 19.5 d e g re e s.
The e x p l o d e r , ap pare ntl y o f pink PETN wax, f i t t e d in t o
a c a v i t y in the main f i l l i n g o f T.N.T. No t r a c e s o f #any m a te r ia l
were found between the exp lo d er and the T.N.T.
There was a small c a v i t y in the s u r f a c e o f the
p e n t h r i t e wax and a th i c k paper d i s c between the f i l l i n g and the
gaine.
The T.N.T. was w e l l c o n s o l i d a t e d and d i f f i c u l t to
remove.
The P r o p e l l i n g C a rt rid g e
Penetration
d e v e r a l rounds were t e s t e d * -
D escription
The r u s t - p r o o f e d metal head, 46 mm. d i a . , had a
b l a c k d i s t a n c e cap and r u s t - p r o o f e d metal t a i l u n i t with a p r e
r i f l e d band.
Design D e t a i l
Gaine, K1 Z d lg , 34 Np.
The gaine was co ntaine d in an i n v e r t e d aluminium cup,
w ith a f l a s h h o le co vered by a p ie c e o f gauze in i t s b a s e . The
main f i l l i n g , o f PETN/Wax ( 8 7 / 1 3 ) , weighed approximately 3 .7 d r . ,
and the i n i t i a t o r f i l l i n g s o f lead az ide and le ad styphnate ( 7 0 / 3 0 ) ,
and PETN. weighed 6.48 g r a in s and 5 .0 9 g r a i n s r e s p e c t iv e ly .
Fuze
A c t i o n o f Fuze
On a c c e l e r a t i o n , the arming c o l l a r s e t back and v/as
held to the re ar by i t s s p rin g which engaged in the n o tc h on the
i n e r t i a p e l l e t , thereby f r e e i n g the s t o p pin . This allowed the
cap h o ld e r t o be r o t a t e d a n t i - c l o c k w i s e under the a c t i o n o f the
c re e p s p r i n g . This r o t a t i o n a l movement v/as l i m i t e d by the pro
j e c t i n g s t o p on the i n e r t i a p e l l e t v/hich pla ced the sto p pin in
l i n e with the s l o t a d ja c e n t to i t .
Creep a c t i o n was prevented by the cre e p s p rin g .
On impact or g r a z e , the i n e r t i a p e l l e t compressed '"he
c re e p s p rin g and c a r r i e d the needle on to the cap. Sideways
a c t i o n o f the cap h o ld e r c a r r i e d the cap on to the n e e d le . The
f l a s h from the cap detonated the gaine in the grenade.
P e r f o r a t i o n o f Armour
Design d e t a i l s
Gaine
The gaine was s i m i l a r in dimensions to that o f the
46 mm. grenade, b u t the body was made of s t e e l and the f i l l i n g
was r e t a i n e d by a washer o f t u f n o l type m a t e r ia l i n s t e a d o f
aluminium.
The main f i l l i n g of PETN/Wax ( 9 0 / 1 0 ) weighed approx
im ately 3*6 d r . , and the i n i t i a t o r f i l l i n g s o f le ad az id e and
le ad styphnate ( 7 5 / 2 5 ) and PETN. weighed 4.72 g r a in s and 6,56 gra in s
respectively.
P e r f o r a t i o n o f Armour
At s h o r t range, the grenade p e r f o r a t e d 100 mm. o f
homogeneous p l a t e I T .8 0 in d i r e c t normal a t t a c k , i n c r e a s i n g to
approx im ately 125 mm. at l o n g e r ranges ( a s deduced from s t a t i c
trials).
(15 ) Gewehr Blendgranate 42 - Gw. .33.Gr.42 (Smoke, b u r s t i n g
grenade, 42) ,
lenera.-
The grenade was f i r e d from the 3 cm. r i f l e d d i s
charg er cup, using a 1 .8 gm. p r o p e l l i n g c a r t r i d g e , and was used
f o r b l i n d i n g purposes in a t t a c k ag ain st A.P.Vs.
Design D e t a i l s
The grenade c o n s i s t e d o f a body with a f i l l i n g o f
smoke c o m p o s i t i o n , s k i r t , stem, r i f l e d base cap , s e l f - d e s t r o y i n g
d e la y arrangement, c e n t r a l tube c o n t a i n i n g an opening c ha rg e , f u z e
mechanism and a d e to n a t o r which formed part o f the s e l f - d e s t r o y i n g
arrangement. The b o d y , s k i r t and stem were made o f thin sheet
metal and were welded t o g e t h e r .
(d ) Tracer - The c a v ity in the base o f the cap and in the tube
e x te n sio n contained a tra c e r type delay co m p o sitio n . I t con
s i s t e d o f approxim ately 15.4 g ra in s o f a grey coloured com position
pressed in one increm ent, fo llo w e d by a h e a v ily co n so lid a ted
red d ish brown co m p o sitio n , weighing approxim ately 5 4 .0 g r a in s ,
pressed in by a d r i f t having a la rg e f l a t ended s p ig o t , The
com positions were re ta in e d by three washers o f th ic k paper under
a s t e e l washer and a thin s t e e l d is c . The d is c was secured by
turning in the rim o f the tube e x te n sio n .
fuze
The f u z e assembly c o n s i s t e d mainly o f the body f i t t e d
v/ith an i g n i f e r o u s cap, a s t r i k e r , arming s l e e v e , expanding tape
s p r i n g , hexagonal wire sprin g and an arming s l e e v e s p r i n g . A ll
metal components were o f s t e e l .
The c y l i n d r i c a l body was approximately 1 .7 inches
l o n g and 0 . 3 inches in d ia m eter, and v/as e n c l o s e d near the top by
a t h i c k diaphragm with an i n t e r n a l p r o j e c t i o n . The body was
r e c e s s e d c e n t r a l l y to r e c e i v e the p e r c u s s i o n cap and the diaphragm
bored and shaped to form a s t r i k e r guide. The bottom v/as c l o s e d
by turning the rim over the s t r i k e r mechanism r e t a i n i n g washer
which hud a square o f thin paper varnished to i t s u n d e r sid e .
A c t i o n o f Puzo
(a) b e l f - d e s t r o y i n g arrangement - On f i r i n g , the f l a s n from the
c a r t r i d g e p i e r c e d the th in s t e e l c l o s i n g d i s c in the base a , and
i g n i t e d the d e la y and t r a c e r c o m p o s it io n . A f t e r a s h o rt it l a y ,
and i f the f u z e had n o t alread y f u n c t i o n e d , heat genera te, rused
the c o m p o s it io n in the r e c e s s at the top o f the s p i g o t to f : re the
lower d e t o n a t o r . The f l a s h from t h i s passed through the s t r i k e r
to the cap in the f u z e body. The f l a s h from t h i s cap i n i t i a t e d
the d e to n a t o r in the g a i n o , which, in turn, b u r s t the grenade.
(b) Puze - On a c c e l e r a t i o n , the arming s l e e v e s e t back to
compress i t s s p r i n g . Rebound was prevented -by the arms o f the
hexagonal wire s p r i n g which i t r e l e a s e d . The c o i l e d tape sprin g
wat then f r e e to expand so that on gra ze or impact the s t r i k e r ,
arming s l e e v e and i t s sp ring moved forward as one u n i t , through
the expanded tape s p r i n g , c a r r y i n g the nee dle on to the i g n i f e r o u s
cap at the top o f the f u z e body. The f l a s h from the cap i n i t i a t e d
the d e t o n a t o r in the g a i n e , which b u r s t the grenade.
(16) Panzer Gewehrgranate, P,40 (Hollow charge, a n t i - t a n k grenade
S p i g o t dischorgar-. 0 3. r . 40) .
Dimensions Tota l weight 1 l b . 2 oz.
Range 300 yards
P rop.cartridge Long p l a i n wooden 1 u' l e t .
General The grenade had a b u l b - a ha. •■•'d .u-.w.c. with a s l i g h t l y
convex top. .The t a i l u n i t was h o l l o w , hud 6 f i n s ,
and c a r r i e d in t r a n s i t the pro.; ' ling c a r t r i d g e .
A removable b l a c k rubber plug cDosed the t a i l .
A small a l l o y .detonator h older was f i e ted i n t o
the re ar o f the H.E. k a by unscrewing the t a i l .
The grenade was painted ..ark green.
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ign he t a i l
Tlie i;ua,v cone in ted o f a c y l i n d r i c a l s t e e l tube c l o s e d
by u. l o o s e f i t t i n g H i s t i c cap. propa-ndu l e a f l e t s v/ere e n c l o s e d
in two c e m i -c y li n d r i c a ... a to e l covers wit hin the main body which
res ted on a cup-shaped p la tf o r m . The p r o - r i f l e d base con tained
the e j e c t i n g charge and d c l a y tr a i n .
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PART 4. SIGNAL PISTOL GRENADES
( 1) Summary
General - The standard smooth hone Walther 27 mm. s i g n a l
p i s t o l , f o r which over 40 d i f f e r e n t types p f s i g n a l c a r t r i d g e were,
d e s ig n e d , was adapted to f i r e H . E . , a n t i - t a n k , s i g n a l , smoke and
i l l u m i n a t i n g grenades.
P r o p u l s i o n - The p r o p e l l a n t was u s u a l l y an i n t e g r a l part
o f the g re n a d e , alth o u g h i n some d esig n s the c a r t r i d g e case obtuPr*.
ated in the p i s t o l .
(2) Improvised s i g n a l p i s t o l
A ca ptu red German document, dated March 1944 > i n d i c a t e d
that si g n a l p i s t o l s were in s h o r t supply and d e t a i l s were g i v e n o f
an im pro vised mechanism which c o u ld be made by Unit A r t i f i c e r s .
General
This n o s e - f u z e d , f i n - s t a b i l i s e d grenade was d e sig n e d f o r
f i r i n g from e i t h e r the s h o r t or long b a r r e l l e d s i g n a l p i s t o l .
UGe
pinions io ns T o ta l weight 15 o z .
P illin g 6^ oz. TNT.
Range 75 - 100 yd.
Gen era l
In t h i s d e s i g n , the egg grenade head was screwed on to an
adapted wooden stem.
N ote; A n o v e l adapti on o f the standard egg grenade on a p ro
j e c t o r stern c o n s i s t e d o f an i l l u m i n a t i n g head with the d e la y
reduced f r o m 4| to 1 s e c . The grenade was designed to he f i r e d
from a s i g n a l p i s t o l hy the t a i l gunner o f a n ig h t "bomber, i f
pursued by a f i g h t e r , to b l i n d , momentarily, the a t t a c k e r .
General
The pear shaped head c a r r i e d a t a i l u n i t having a p re
r i f l e d band, which was attached by a shear wire to the p r o j e c t o r
stem. The grenade was f i r e d from the s i g n a l p i s t o l f i t t e d with a
23 rum. r i f l e d l i n e r , s p e c i a l s i g h t s and an at ta ch ed b u t t . The
p r o p e l l a n t tube remained in the p i s t o l a f t e r f i r i n g . A pene
t r a t i o n o f HO mm. at normal was claimed. P i t t e d with a graze
f u z e and armed by s e t - b a c k , the maximum range o f the m i s s i l e was
•. tuted to be SP. y a r d s.
( h) s i g n a l , Smoke grenade
’ iinensions Weight of complete round 4| oz.
/eight of propellant 1 1 .6 g ra in s
" " grenade 1411 g r a in s 3| oz.
" " smoke com p o sitio n 555 grain s
A n a l y s i s o f the smolce c o m p o s it io n was ; -
bye 37 per cent
oodium c h l o r a t e 25 "
Carbohydrate 38 »
( Pentose)
Genora l
The complete round, f o r use with the 17 mm. r i f l e d V/alther
i i s t o l , c o n s i s t e d o f a p r e - r i f l e d l i g h t a l l o y grenade i n a l i g h t
a l l o y c a r t r i d g e c a se , The grenade emit v?'; ruff o f reddish-
brown smoke, approxim ately 1 .8 seconds a f t e r f i r i n g ,
resign d e t a il s
■.•.‘he grenade c o n s i s t e d of a l i g h t a .. ..oy c a s e , p r e - r i f l e d f o r
most o f i ts le n g th to correspond with the p i s t o l r i f l i n g and co n-
twined a s i g n a l c o m p o s it io n . Two increments of red c o m p o s it io n
ware ores sod i n t o the nose and on th is r e s t e d a l i g h t a l l o y tube
on trialn, g r i g h t f u r t h e r increments, h e a v i l y c o n s o l i d a t e d . A h o le
tarough t lie c o m p o s it io n in the tube contained throe- strands o f
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guickmatch. 'The "base plug was e i t h e r o f l i g h t a l l o y or p l a s t i c :,
and screwed in to the hody on a le f t -h a n d thread. A ce n tr a l hole
(threaded righ t-hand ed) took a delay p e l l e t , and eigh t other
h o le s were bored through the plug f o r smoke em ission . The d e la y
p e l l e t was a b rass tube co n ta in in g delay com position. This tube
was threaded i n t e r n a l l y , presumably to hold the delay com position
more f i r m l y .
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(1} Summary
General
Designed f o r sh o rt range worlc, the B a t t l e P i s t o l was an
a d a p ta t io n o f the S ig n a l P i s t o l designed f o r f i r i n g a wide range
of cartridges. While some o f these were o f the H.E. t y p e , the
m a j o r i t y were o f the t a r g e t - i n d i c a t i n g type.
As an added c o m p l i c a t i o n , l i n e r s , smooth or r i f l e d ,
co u ld he f i t t e d f o r f i r i n g s p e c i a l p r o j e c t i l e s .
( 2) Kampf.pistol
Dimensions Weight of p i s t o l % Tb.
O v e ra ll l e n g t h ( u n f o l d e d ) 23 in .
O v e r a ll l e n g t h ( f o l d e d ) 12 in.
C a li b r e without l i n e r 27 mm.
C a l i b r e w it h l i n e r 23 mm.
Dimensions T o ta l weight 4 0 2.
F illin g S t a r , parachu te , e j e c t i o n and
i g n i t i o n c h a rg e s.
Range The p i s t o l was s i g h t e d to 110 yar ds.
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General The aluminium, p r o - r i f l e d p r o j e c t i l e had a green
p l a s t i c nose cap. The c a r t r i d g e case was a l s o o f
lig h t alloy.
(2) H i s t o r i c a l Survey
, The appearance o f Russian T34 tanks in ,l a r g e numbers on
the Eastern Front proved the inadequacy o f a n t i - t a n k weapons
a v a i l a b l e to the i n d i v i d u a l Infantryman, and Dr.; La ngw eiler, o f 1
H.S.A. S.Gr. (Hugo Schneider Alctien G e s s e l l a c h a f t) L e i p z i g , was
charged w it h the development o f a s u i t a b l e weapon in the summer
o f 194 2.
(i) Faustpatrone
The answer to the requirement was the r e c o i l l e s s
Fa ustpa trone, and the f i r s t p r o j e c t i l e was f i r e d ‘ from a tube 14 in.
lo n g . The complete weapon weighed approxim ately 5 l b . There
were no s i g h t s and the weapon was f i r e d by h o ld in g the tube in one
hand w i t h arm extended sideways.
The subsequent p r o v i s i o n o f s i g h t s n e c e s s i t a t e d f i r i n g
the weapon from the s h o u l d e r , and so the launcher tube was l e n g t h
ened to p r o t e c t the user from f l a s h .
(iii) Panzerfaust 60 m.
(4) Panzerfaust 50
Dimensions Length o f launcher tube 31 .5 in .
Outside diameter o f
launcher tube 1. 9 i n .
Thickness o f metal o f tube 0 .0 9 in.
Length o f p r o j e c t i l e 19.5 in.
Max. diameter o f p r o j e c t i l e 5 . 9 in.
Muzzle v e l o c i t y 98 f t . / s e c .
Penetration 20Q mm. at 30 degrees
to normal.
General Mass p r o d u c t io n s t a r t e d in October 1943. The bomb
was p r o p e l l e d by a 'gunpowder charge.
Design D e t a i l s
P r o j e c t o r - consequent upon an in c r e a s e in the p r o p e l l a n t
c h a r g e , tKo p r o j e c t o r tube was o f t h i c k e r metal ( 0 . 1 2 i n . ) .
(6) S prengfaust
This high e x p l o s i v e bomb, f i r e d from a p r o j e c t o r tube,
was an a d a p ta t io n o f the r e c o i l l e s s p a n z e r f a u s t .
( 8 ) P an zerfaust 1.50
Dimensions Length of p r o j e c t i l e 2 1 .8 5 in .
Muzzle v e l o c i t y 270 f t . / s e c .
P en etra tio n 200 mm. at 30 degrees to
normal (A lle g e d to d e fe a t
a sk irtin g p la te ).
P illin g 2 I t . , RDX/TNT 5 0 /5 0
General
Design D e t a i l s
P r o j e c t i l e - The p r o j e c t i l e head contained a p a ra b o lic
s t e e l l i n e r w ith mouth diameter 98 mm. and varying in thickness
from 2 mrn. at the base to 1 .7 mm. at the top. A c i r c u l a r wad of
paper was in corporated in the H .S. charge ju s t forward of the
p o in t o f i n i t i a t i o n in order to in cr e a se the performance. I t was
claimed that t h i s system caused c o ll a p s e o f the cone from the
s id e s and gave b e t t e r f o c u s s in g . Since a p a ra b o lic l i n e r was
u sed , the s t a n d - o f f had to be g r e a te r than. With the 60 degrees
cone, and t h i s was provided by a corrugated cone made from 1 /3 2
in . s h e e t s t e e l . The blank was s e r r a t e d so t h a t , on forming up,
the apex could be turned over to give a r a d iu s . The j o i n t in
the cone was a s p o t welded lap seam.
General
Although development was not comale oc at the end o f the
war, the main f e a t u r e s o f the ; u n z e r f o u s t 1 . • had been s e t t l e d .
The s a l i e n t f e a t u r e s w o r e : -
a) i n c r e a s e d muzzle v e l o c i t y ; yj; wO f t . / s e c .
b^ a r e l o a d a b l e tube
c) an e l e c t r i c f i r i n g mechanism.
Design Det a i l s
These t e s t s were o r de r e d as a r e s u l t o f f a u l t y a s s e m b l i e s ,
from H.A.S.A.G. o f M e u s e l e v i t z , and Tummler o f Dobeln, g e t t i n g
into service. The c h i e f f a u l t was the omi&sio'n o f the c o i l e d
l e a f s p r i n g , which l e f t o n ly the arming Bpring to prevent the
s t r i k e r h i t t i n g the d e to n a t o r i n the event o f any sudden shock.
At a l a t e r d a t e , the top c l o s i n g d i s c o f the fu z e was
p r o v i d e d w it h a small i n s p e c t i o n h o l e , so that the presence o r
absence o f the c o i l e d l e a f spring c o u l d be a s c e r t a i n e d a t f i n a l
i n s p e c t i o n o f the assembled f u z e .
Proof o f fuzes
Puzes were normally manufactured i n l o t s o f 1500. Out o f
each l o t , 20 were taken, i n s e r t e d i n dummy heads and f i r e d a g a in s t
armour p l a t e . A l l twenty had to f i r e or a f r e s h sample o f twenty
was taken and the f i r i n g r e p e a te d . Any f a i l u r e s i n t h i s f u r t h e r
sample condemned the whole l o t .
(11) Summary o f I n t e r v i e w s w it h Dr. Langweiler
Lines o f German Rcsearch and Development
(a ) Spaced armour
The Germans claimed that the f o l l o w i n g spaced t a r g e t s
c o u l d be d e f e a t e d by the l a t e r models o f P a n z e r f a u s t : -
kJ Corresponding
s>
I n t . d i a . o f mouth P e n e tra tio n o f
ts
o
c
I t was apparent t h a t : -
(i) The g r e a t e r p e n e t r a t i o n o f the Pa nzerfa ust 30M was due
t o i t s l a r g e r diameter.
a n The P a n z e rfa u st 30M was sometimes ah le to d e f e a t
skirting p lates.
I13) Flame e f f e c t
r a i j.,, d i f f e r e n t . i a . t e r i a l s were t r i e d f o r l i n e r s , i n c l u d
ing; ct-..v. 1 , z i n c , aluminium g l a s s ( t r i e d i n -January iyl+!+) e t c .
P r o o f o f p a n z o r f a u s t s ( p r o j e c t i l e and y r o j e c t o r )
(3) C e n t r a l l y - c h a n n e ll e d grenade
dimensions
Iaj s i Pin d e t a i l s
The grenade had a c e n t r a l channel to a l l o w the passage o f
a b u l l e t from a standard 7.92 nun. rou nd, and to p r o v i d e s e a l i n g
a f t e r the round had passed. A diaphragm o f s e l f - s e a l i n g rubber
was s t r e t c h e d a c r o s s the base o f the t a i l unit and se c u r e d to the
body by a p i n c a t c h . This c a tc h disen gaged under a i r pressure
when the grenade l e f t the d is c h a r g e r so that the diaphragm was •
discarded.
In t r i a l s , a range o f 380 yards was o b t a i n e d . I t was
in te n d e d that the grenade should be s i d e f u z e d .
FIG. I
FICATION
OF
CLASSIF
C
GERMAN
* I
HAK.C. RECOIUCSS
T|PE
CYl->NDft»CAL. WRAPPED
TYPC STRIP. ______
r
TVPE Tvpfc
I 2
A D 2 > 2 / -4 G
FIG. 2, 1
G re r\a jd e ,H .E .,Q 7 ny ^ ,s ig n A .I-p is t-o l CVW>JV"/feoi^pjcK 3 6 i . i ~ » ) I
Pajxje.^d-'usl' 50 m (SrrvaJl).
GRENADES.
Grenade. Egg, H.E., orv Projector erem.
□ a n C D
••oo. **•
£Lrr>f. j ] G re n a d e , S H c b ., C o n c re te , I.
GERMAN
G re n a d a , H .E., 27"7~ . BaJ+te-pistol.
i§ ^ >
G ra n a d a , R.if\e. ok H a n d , 3 0 "}/».., P ra cH ce .
GRENADES.
Grervaoda, Sricfe., Haj\d, H.E.
GERMAN
FIG. 4
Grervaude, R y le , A.TK., Spigot- ■discKa.rgeK
Grer\aude , H and.
GKcr\aud<2 , Ha.i\d.
GRENADES.
jT )3 Grenade-, R iflz , H.E., 3 0 ")/ ^ , "type 5.
P a .r \ j e ^ a x i s h 150 m
r "i
i j
G r e n a d e , E g g , H a n d , N ip o lir.
G r e n a d e , K E i.v u lrtv C e n F ra l c h a n n e l.
G r e n a d e , H a n d .D i s c , N ip o H r.
Grenade, E g g , S m o k e , II.
GERMAN
FIG 5.
Projectile / ok above, g r e n a d e .
P rojectile / ok A b o ve g re n a d e .
Isst?
3 P ro je ctile / ok Above g re n a d e .
G re n a d e , Egg , H a n d , HE... L a rg e (S c re w e d b o d y ).
GRENADES.
,4 D 2>. 2/46 PrJv
FIG. 7
I
A» jc /
iri
O' H ead dKiveu
cn O B i-o h a n d le .
1 - 0 9 d. LEGEND.
k P E .T N ./& J& .X .
c. UJashcK
a
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4 &.Z> Z>/*46 p'
EGG IGNITER
\ yA •
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1in'VVV'
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41
WOOD HANDLE
S T R IN G .
lD S P R .E N G IC A P S E LZ C JN D E R 2 8 .
WOOD HEAD.
CHARGE.
cardboard d is c
WOOD PACICING
PIECE.
O A ?/*€ r T
y d lo tu
Filled b o d y .
Le a d coil.
•US
DefonctOK
Iyoirer body.
- 172 grn.
rh'oo oj j- illia^.
LARGE
TohaJ tot: - 9~fA$trx.
S ca le y-
//•
.
3 -7 5
NJor Lo scale.
4
O/mansions AM£ in INCHCS.
FIG. 16.
%2
k ¥
4
p
aA *.
HOLLOW CHARGE, HAND GRENADE, ANTI
HOLLOW CHARGE, H
FIG. 20.
C
QlkltklSIQHS "ViHCHtr-S.
4 J>-2> <?/*■€ N
35. did--
FIG. 24.
Igt\ihzK
Mipolif rafait\ir\c£
\u<xsKer.
Si-<2xz.l arvckoK
Povuder ru b e .
Ir\cer\diaj'<y pellera.
Spaucers.
Mipolir body.
"Ikermire,
Quicfen\A.rcK
Povuder / o il.
S 2 _ .
DIMENSION* ARE IN MM
INCENDIARY,
▼
HAND GRENADE.
CYLINDRICAL, HAND GRENADE,
CONCRETE & NIPOLIT.
A.D.D. 2 /4 -e P IN
FIG. 26
S te e l body, Cone.
Striker
£(rraing collar,
Retaining spring
(griming Spring.
Section thro r
sc.
tri
fL-
i.rd l*ubc
iog coraposihoQ.
rd Lu a ^ h e rs .
Iloy ttjajsh&K.
)2vpcy d is c .
yd tuewstaey.
13c .
plug.
R.idling R.H.,
\ I fam ia 9 inches.
C on e.
P E.TN
/
C a rd bo.
P E.T. N.
DeTonat
Cardboc
Paper c
Li^hr a
C ard bo
B ase, f
S fc e l t
eocplocter
6-3 7
34X 1 S|<ZXZV<Z,
3j x 1 tu& sher
iisc.
Jlocj tuasber.
a rd ttjasbars.
'M5C
plcjg.
(
DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES. L
im p a ct- c a p ^
Liner
Body.
\TLdJ\n fillin g ,
R..DX./TN.T, 50/50
Sleeve.
"TaJl l~ube.
GaJoe.
P E .T . H /C U xoc
Cardboard t
P E .T .N Paper disc.
^lOrmaiurn
L<zad a-^ideyLead sI'LjptenaJ'e
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to
r--
p-
lUdShor.
CUdcSl7.cz*:
Liner.
Body.
I72aari /illiny,
R..D.X/TN.T , 50/50.
Sleeve.
Tau'l robe
G dJac
P E . I N ./ t U a x
P. E.T. N.
P u 3 e.
Scale
RIFLE GRENADE, HOLLOA
FIG. 3 0
D IM E N S IO N S A RE IN INCHES
RIFLE GRENADE, BURS
sV\o*<£»4 2 '
yT\NG
s
s \
s sV
s
\ V
\ \
s
s \
s \
s \
s
V \
S
V
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s
V
s
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s
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Qi
Qi
RIFLE GRENADE
: - : ~ ~ "
ANTi — TANK, 2 3 M M J _ P
™ " “ ' /A
FIG. 35
Holloa dom<z.
Srecl disc.
N ot to scale,.
A.D.D. 2I 46 P I N.
ROCKET-ASSISTED.
1
FIG.37
N
ci
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SIGNAL-PISTOL, 26MM. GRENADE.
H.E., SIGNAL - Pi SI
2 5 -4 5 .
FIG. 38
Steel striker.
Creep spring.
Detonat-or
H.E. Filling.
St-eel container.
C a .se in d e n ted .
^rnhmg rod.
Section or
Steel disc.
C a rd b o a rd disc
D istance piece
(^composition).
Propellant.
H.E., SIGNAL -PISTOL 3
Per ce ssio n cap
FIG.39
i A A
>n B .B .
^rnairig collar.
Rerauning spring.
A rm ing sp rin g
ScA-ring.
D e to n a to r
J c d ila •- Y .
PT
TYPICAL.
A O D
D IM E N S IO N S A R E IN M M .
FIG.42
S te e l
Steel
N Id 9 tjz W P
Delay coraposilion.
jT / C o r n p o s ih e tuasber
P resse d sh e d .
Flash. c h a n n e l
Percussion cap.
.S trik e r spring.
Striker.
Propellant* charge.
Rzrcussion cap
a. L. •
^ Spring locking ring.
FIG.44
PT
TYPE I.
A O O
R.<zd StT20b<Z,
cornposirioa.
(^1a m in iu m
body.
\ ~fiI72<Z / U3Z'
CAse, a.)uminiUi n,
155 Io q ^
Ddd^y rube.
o \
\o o
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S m o k e •esca p e-
h.ole.5. s«A-l<zd tuirh
p Arakin dUAoc.
P re p re sse d pelleFs
of smofee cornposirion.
(R<zd smofee).
^ - B o d y (pl&sHc)
Quicfemarch.
Smofee. escape-
s mo fee
holes, sea. led
coiFh pdjr& ff in com posirioo.
V JQ JX .
D IM E N S IO N S A R E IN M M ,
FIG. 47
Sreel heaxl.
P ro , p re sse d pellet's
of sraokd co m p o sitio n
(B lu e sm oke).
Pressed •steel
bodcj.
Quick mai'ch.
142
G re n a d e cA.se.
Ignition potuder.
Thermite .
Steel Fail u n it
|____________ M u . — ...... ySu^Lr- Cx ... _
Blanch. potudcr
*
K«.
<*.
N
GRENADE, ILLUMINATING STAR ON
Q
Q FARACHUTE, FOR BATTLE PISTOL
j?'-.. ■■
J:
d
Qi MESSAGE CARRYING GRENADE. 26 MM.Li
m
Pi.
r
r m
HI
m _____
$k=y________________
JST (K L E IN ) - 3 0 M.
R F A U S T - 3 0 M.
R FAUST 6 0 M.
[RFAUST - IO O M.
Irrj-pa.jc.t- c a p
({H oy liQCK
l)2aia y/illing,
R ..Q X ./ T N .T . 60/40
Body. -
14-25
bcF cou ed sleeve.
dJcod collar —
Gaioe
Shad cap.
y ~ ,• 1
(W
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Fio. supporl' (W od/ i 1'' v ;4 pk ' ^ *
'1 r >-
1 - iv ; sFv , i■
!n' ' r ■
Si!-,
|J,V i'
4
S' ^ !<i iI■ i|ti' I
V*
Spring sreel vaxies. s_ L i - : __ Li_
S re e l cap .
A.D.D. 2/4&PTH
PANZERFAUST 30 (SMALL).
FIG. 54
4
A.D.D, 2/46PTN. ,
PANZERFAUST 30.
DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES
lrrap&cr ca^p.
Steel liaeK
Body.
IT2aJn / i l l i n g ,
R..D. X./T.N.T.
19-65
Tail Fu b c
0a.ir2(2.
Ra sapporr (ujcod).
S pring steal / in s .
PANZERFAUST 30.
^ 'Oh- * h* * *^
h<L/b<z Pa.Q
^ . 3V^os,
y „ * 6* ^ 3o
<4»>-e. / lhQcJ h°
'* * * ./2g
A.D.D. 2/4.6PTS. FIG. 56
PANZERFAUST 60.
A D O 2/4-6 P T .K
i -
H id & p fz a w
PANZERFAUST 100.
D IM E N S IO N S A R E IN I N C H E S .
A.D.Dt I/ 4 C P T *
FIG 60
i r
u
’/iyj w
1
FIG. 62
N id 9+fz 0'0'V