Grenades act by dispersing fragments (fragmentation grenades), shock waves (high-explosive, anti-tank and paralyzing grenades), chemical aerosols (smoke and gas grenades) or shots (incendiary grenades). Fragmentation grenades (“frags”) are probably the most common in modern armies, and when the word grenade is used in everyday language, it is widely believed that it refers to a fragmentation grenade. Their outer shell, usually made of a hard synthetic material or steel, is designed to crack and fragment during detonation, emitting many fragments (splinters and splinters) in the form of rapidly flying projectiles. In modern garnets, a preformed fragmentation matrix is commonly used in garnet, which can be a bullet, cuboid, wire, or notched wire. Most anti-personnel grenades (APs) are designed to explode after a certain period of time or during an impact. [1] The classic design of the hand grenade includes a safety handle or lever (known as a spoon in the U.S. Armed Forces) and a detachable safety pin that prevents the handle from being loosened: the safety lever is spring-loaded, and once the safety bolt is removed, the lever loosens and turns on the detonator, then falls. So, to use a grenade, the lever is grabbed (to prevent release), then the pin is removed, then the grenade is thrown, which loosens the lever and turns on the detonator, which triggers an explosion. Some types of grenades also have a safety clip to prevent the handle from loosening during transport. The chain whip, which is mainly associated with traditional Chinese martial arts, usually consists of a handle with a series of flexible metal links that result in a pointed slash point at the other end. The weapon is able to move faster than the human eye can perceive, so users sometimes tie cloth flags to the end of the chain to get additional clues about their location. This, combined with the increased stability that flags provide, helps prevent people from injuring themselves.
Designs vary in length, and this intimidating weapon is also very hidden due to its flexibility and short grip. Yet it remains legal to possess chemical and gas grenades in most parts of the United States that burn or release gas and do not explode. [1] While it is obvious that military-style grenades are illegal to possess, it is not so clear when it comes to other objects that could be classified as grenades according to the definition of the regulations. What about a training device, a smoke bomb or a firecracker? Faced with these questions, the courts have come to contradictory conclusions. Garnets are often spherical, cylindrical, oval or cut and are equal in size to the hand of a normal adult. Some grenades are mounted at the end of a handful and are called “stick grenades”. The design of the stick provides levers to launch longer distances, but at the expense of extra weight and length, and has been considered obsolete by Western countries since World War II and the Cold War. A friction detonator in the handle or on top of the grenade head was used to initiate the ignition deck. The body of modern incendiary grenades often resembles that of a smoke grenade, although it is usually smaller. The charge can be made up of various chemicals, and although white phosphorus is known, red phosphorus is also used for a number of reasons, including because it is more stable and requires inflammation, making it a safer option for troops who use it. White phosphorus was used in British No. 77 Mk.
1 and as a solution for the British Home Guard`s Special Incendiary Grenade No. 76 during the Second World War. A grenade is an explosive weapon that is usually thrown by hand (also called a hand grenade), but can also refer to a grenade (explosive projectile) fired from the mouth of a rifle (such as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher. A modern hand grenade usually consists of an explosive charge (“filler”), a detonator mechanism, an internal impact pin to trigger the detonator, and a safety lever secured by a sapwood. The user removes the safety pin before throwing, and as soon as the grenade leaves the hand, the safety lever is released so that the striker can trigger a primer that ignites a detonator (sometimes called a delay element) that burns to the detonator and explodes the main charge. The British introduced their No. 1 grenade in 1908. It was designed on the basis of reports of Japanese weapons used in the Russo-Japanese War. The handle was very long and a streamer attached to the end was used to ensure that the fuse hit the floor properly.