DESCRIPTION. This grenade is fired from the latest type Walther 27-mm signal pistol. It is used without the addition of a rifled liner of reinforcing tube in the barrel, or the spe-cial sights used with the hollow charge grenade. The folding button the pistol may be used but is not necessary; the pistol can be held in the hand for firing if the arm is slightly. (See fig. 310.)

The difference from the old grenade 361 L.P. lies in the projector stem. The stem of this grenade has a sliding fit in the smooth bore of the pistol. It consists of a wooden cylinder with thin metal reinforcing sleeves at each end. A grenade adapter is screwed to the for-ward end of the projector stem and contains a 4 1/2-second delay pellet.

At the after end the stem is firmly held in a short metal cartridge case which contains the percussion cap. Inside this end of the stem are the propellant, the striker and the initiating percussion cap.

For loading the plastic cap is removed from the forward end of the stem and an egg gre-nade, complete with detonator, is screwed to the stem. The grenade is safe until fired. When fired the grenade and stem are propelland from the short cartridge case and at the same time the striker in the stem is driven forward to the percussion cap. A flash travels through the hollow stem and ignites the delay pellet. After 4 1/2 seconds the grenade detonates.

Figure 310 – 27-mm Egg Type Pistol Grenade