Testing a hand grenade for authenticity

[Darwin333]

I think that's a reference to back when they had chemical fuses, which weren't exactly known for their precise time keeping. Using a 4 second timer gets a lot more interesting when they can vary by a couple seconds. Makes me wonder how many guys had them go off in their hands, intending to cook off for a second or two before the throw to minimize toss back odds. Yikes. Supposedly we're going to laser ignition for grenades, which will be safer, more precise, and might allow for a grenade with multiple settings (Push 1 for Concussion, Push 2 for Fragmentation, etc).

Captante's post reminded me of a guy that was in the news not too long ago. Chinese clone of a potato masher, live one, and had been used for decades as a walnut smasher.

Found it: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a24544/hand-grenade-crack-nuts/

I'd have gone right out and loaded up on lottery tickets after that. Some luck.

Not as bad as the ruskie who was taking selfies of himself with a grenade with the pin pulled.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ander-sasha-chechik-labinsk-pin-a8080771.html

 

[kage69]

Not as bad as the ruskie who was taking selfies of himself with a grenade with the pin pulled.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ander-sasha-chechik-labinsk-pin-a8080771.html

The pin is just the locking mechanism really, you can remove it and place it back in no worries. What you can't do it let go of the lever, which you can kinda see in that pic, and expect it not to detonate. Either he adjusted his grip and let the thing pop off accidentally, or the corrosion you see on the fuse stem played a role. Russian F1s only use TNT as an explosive, which while stable doesn't age as well as comp B IIRC.

Life's hard. It's harder (and shorter) if you're stupid.

 

[Darwin333]

The pin is just the locking mechanism really, you can remove it and place it back in no worries. What you can't do it let go of the lever, which you can kinda see in that pic, and expect it not to detonate. Either he adjusted his grip and let the thing pop off accidentally, or the corrosion you see on the fuse stem played a role. Russian F1s only use TNT as an explosive, which while stable doesn't age as well as comp B IIRC.

Life's hard. It's harder (and shorter) if you're stupid.

I know this from my extensive knowledge of hand grenades I have gotten from movies but I remember that you can put them in mason jars, pull the pin, drop them out of helicopters so the spoon stays intact until the mason jar hits the ground and breaks and then kablooey.

But even I know that the only time you pull the pin from a live grenade is when you are about to throw the damn thing a good distance away from yourself and hopefully your friends.

 

[MrSquished]

The title of this OP goes into my book 'Famous Last Words'