There are two types:

• No. 1. Service grenades.
• No. 2. Improvised or home-made grenades.

These are again divided into two classes:

A. Those that depend for their effect upon fragmentation on detonation.

B. Those that depend for their effect upon the shock of detonation only.

The type B is more commonly met with than type A. Ignition is by time or percussion. The time of fuses about six seconds burning.

Precautions. When handling foreign grenades care should always be taken and the following rules should be enforced:

• 1. Only skilled grenadiers should be allowed to examine
• and handle any grenades found.
• 2. Grenade depots when discovered should be immediately
• reported to the nearest grenadier.
• 3. Foreign time grenades should be thrown as soon
• as the lighting device has been started.

Description of German Grenades

As the means of firing a grenade will be immediately apparent to the skilled grenadier on seeing the grenade, the following information only is of importance to the unskilled grenadier:

• 1. How to make the grenade safe.
• 2. How to make the grenade alive.
• 3. How to use the grenade against the enemy.

SPHERICAL GRENADE

1. How to Make Safe:

1. Screw out the special lighter, taking care not to pull the wire.

2. How to Make the Grenade Alive:

• 1. Screw in the special lighter.
• 2. Remove the oiled paper, straighten the wire.

3. How to Use the Grenade:

• 1. Put on wrist strap.
• 2. Hold grenade in the right hand, igniter towards
• the wrist.
• 3. Hook the swivel of the wrist strap on to the
• wire pull of the grenade.
• 4. Throw the grenade at once.

Note. Use time of fuse burning, seven seconds, but another lighter which burns for five seconds—painted red—is also provided.

STICK CYLINDER GRENADE

See p. 44.

1. How to Make Safe:

• 1. Remove the handle and base plug by raising
• turned down edge of the cylinder carefully.
• 2. Empty contents of cylinder.

2. How to Make the Grenade Alive:

1. See the British Grenades Hand No. 12.

3. How to Use the Grenade:

• 1. Pull out safety pin.
• 2. Throw the grenade at once.

Note. Fuse about 2 in. long. Burns about six seconds.

SMALL STICK CYLINDER GRENADE

See p. 45.

1. How to Make Safe:

1. Take out igniter.

2. How to Make the Grenade Alive:

• 1. Take out wooden plug and insert the igniter.
• 2. Tear off paper cover from the lighter.

3. How to Use the Grenade:

• 1. Holding grenade in right hand, rub the match
• head on the side of a match box, etc.
• 2. Throw the grenade at once.

Note. Time fuse burns about six seconds.

CYLINDRICAL GRENADE

See p. 44.

Regulation Type

1. How to Make Safe:

• 1. Unfasten clips which hold lid of cylinder.
• 2. Remove cardboard cylinder containing explosive.
• 3. Insert hand and withdraw detonator from brass
• tube at end of handle.

2. How to Make Alive:

• 1. If drawing loop is attached to handle by paper
• band, unscrew handle and insert special detonator
• into brass tube at end of handle and refix handle.

3. How to Use the Grenade:

• 1. Holding grenade in right hand.
• 2. Pull loop sharply with left hand.
• 3. Throw the grenade at once.

Note. Time fuse burns is stamped on handle 5½ or seven seconds. Care must be taken when grenade is found without the pull loop, in case it has been fixed to light on unscrewing handle.

OYSTER SHELL OR DISC HAND GRENADE

See p. 47.

1. How to Make Safe:

• 1. If safety pin is in place, unscrew cap marked S.
• 2. Remove detonator.

Note. If safety pins and safety tubes are not in place, the above must be done without disturbing the grenade.

2. How to Make Alive:

1. This grenade is packed alive.

3. How to Use the Grenade:

• 1. Holding grenade in right hand, safety pin upwards,
• pull out safety pin with left hand.
• 2. Pull off the cap of the safety tube.
• 3. Holding the grenade with the first or middle
• finger on top of the safety tube and the ball
• of the thumb over the cap marked B.
• 4. Throw the grenade with its edge vertical.

Note. A low or horizontal throw may cause a failure.

PARACHUTE GRENADE

See p. 48.

1. How to Make Safe:

• 1. Unscrew the plug in the head.
• 2. Withdraw the detonator.

2. How to Make Alive:

• 1. Unscrew the plug and insert detonator, fulminate
• downwards.
• 2. Screw the plug and tear off band holding parachute.

3. How to Use the Grenade:

• 1. Hold loop of cord firmly with fingers of right hand.
• 2. Tear out plug from handle and unwind a short
• length of the cord.
• 3. Holding the grenade in right hand, the first and
• second fingers firmly in the loop of the cord.
• 4. Throw the grenade to a height of at least 3 to 4 yards.

Note. This grenade requires considerable practice.

RIFLE GRENADES

See p. 50.

1913 and 1914

1. How to Make Safe:

• 1. Unscrew igniter plug in the head of 1913 grenade.
• Unscrew fuse from the body of 1914 grenade.

2. How to Make Alive:

• 1. Screw igniter into head of 1913 grenade.
• Screw fuse into body of 1914 grenade.

3. How to Use the Grenade:

1. Follow out custom of firing British Rifle Grenades.

Note. Only a German rifle can be used, and more care in handling the grenade before firing must be taken than with the British grenades, they are liable to become “alive” if dropped on to the tail rods.

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