GRENADE HAND NO. 2
Hales Hand or Mexican Grenade
Type. Percussion stick grenade.
Weight. One lb. complete.
Explosive. Tonite.
Safety Device. Safety pin.
Body. Brass cylinder 4¾ × 1¼ in. diameter.
Striker. Brass needle pellet 1½ in. long, conical head, steel needle point, creep spring contained in brass base piece.
Grenade Hand No. 2. Hales Grenade.
Detonator. Special No. 2.
To prepare for use:
- 1. Holding grenade head downwards, unscrew black
- ebonite, if needle pellet found secure.
- 2. Screw in detonator.
To fire:
- 1. Holding grenade in left hand, gather streamers
- palm of right hand.
- 2. Holding grenade right hand, pull out safety
- pin with left hand.
- 3. Throw grenade.
Packing. Grenades are packed ten in a wooden box, with tin containing ten No. 2 detonators.
Precautions. [See Hand Grenade No. 1].