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| ITALIAN AND FRENCH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE |
| Chapter 5 |
| ITALIAN HAND AND MORTAR GRENADES |
| Hand Grenade O.T.O. Mod 35 |
| Data |
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Over-all length |
3.4 in. |
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Maximum diameter |
2.1 in. |
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Color |
Body red, Safety cap black |
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Total weight |
7.4 ounces |
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Filling |
TNT |
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Weight of filling |
2.5 ounces |
| Description |
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This grenade is composed of a very light casing of metal, made in two parts: a flat lower cylinder, and, screwed to this, a clyinder of smaller diameter which has a truncated cone-shaped top. |
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The safety pin consists of two long brass strips and one short brass strip. The two lon-ger strips pass one on either side of the base of the channel-shaped safety device, and the short strip engages and locks in a slot in the body of the grenade. The striker is rive-ted to the cap, the top of which is shaped to take the heavy metal ball. The explosive is contained in a metal box which has a well in it for the detonator. A spring holds striker away from the detonator. |
| Operation |
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On withdrawal of the pin, the safety cap (of light aluminum) is freed so that it becomes disengaged during flight. The cap is hinged and by its weight withdraws the channel-shaped safety device. The grenade is them armed to fire upon impact. In trial with this grenade, no ill effects were felt by men standing 25 yards from the burst. There is prac-tically no fragmentation, and the blast is only fair. |
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Figure 227 |
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