HAND GRENADE NO. 19
Type. Percussion stick grenade.
Weight. One and three-quarter lb.
Explosive. Ammonal.
Safety Device:
- 1. Safety pin.
- 2. Shearing wire.
Body. Oval, cast-iron.
Striker. Mushroom-topped brass.
Detonator. Special long commercial.
Igniter. (Sawed off) 380 in. blank cartridge.
To Prepare for Use:
- 1. Unscrew brass striker holder.
- 2. Insert detonator.
- 3. Screw on brass striker holder.
To Fire:
- 1. Unwind streamer at end of handle.
- 2. Hold grenade in left hand, gather up streamers
- palm of right hand.
- 3. Holding grenade in right hand, take out safety
- pin with left hand.
- 4. Throw grenade.
Packing. Grenades are packed twelve in a wooden box, also a tin containing twelve special detonators.
Grenade No. 19. Hand.