MAKE A MEME View Large Image No 69 grenade diagram.jpg Diagram showing external and sectional view of British No 69 anti-personnel hand grenade <br>Construction is of bakelite Filling is 3¼ ounces Lyddite Amatol 80/20 or Baratol 20/80 Total weight is 13 ounces ...
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Keywords: No 69 grenade diagram.jpg Diagram showing external and sectional view of British No 69 anti-personnel hand grenade <br>Construction is of bakelite Filling is 3¼ ounces Lyddite Amatol 80/20 or Baratol 20/80 Total weight is 13 ounces Explosive effect is confined to a small area <br>Operation Detonator is inserted into base hole and base plug is replaced Adhesive tape is removed and safety cap is unscrewed and removed A length of tape with a weight on the end wrapped around the safety pin restrains the striker When thrown the weight causes the tape to unwind and pull out the safety pin On impact the striker is forced into the primer cap which initiates the detonator and explodes the grenade See also File N°69 HE bakelite grenade JPG for photograph British Explosive Ordnance Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance Washington DC NAVORD OP 1665 page 374-375 <br>Downloaded from http //www lexpev nl/downloads/britishexplosiveordnance1946 pdf 1946-06-10 Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance Washington DC PD-USGov PD-UKGov Hand grenades of the United Kingdom
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