Hand Grenades: A handbook on rifle and hand grenades

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BATTYE GRENADE

Type. Time.

Weight. One lb. 2 oz. complete.

Explosive. Ammonal guncotton, 1½ oz.

Safety Device. Safety pin in Nobel lighter.

Body. Cast-iron cylinder, 3 × 2 in. diameter, one end solid.

Igniter. Nobel lighter, 1¾ in. fuse, No. 8 M.K. VII detonator.

To prepare for use. [See Grenade Hand No. 8].

To fire. [See Grenade Hand No. 8].

Packing. Grenades packed thirty in wooden box arranged with removable wooden partitions which rest on top of the grenades, to prevent lid coming in contact with the end of the igniters.

Battye Hand Grenade.