the M10A2. They grenades during WWII.

The Mk 2 used the M5, M6, M10, M11, or M204 series fuses. this designation was adopted to differentiate this model with the M10A3 Not body tapers toward the filling hole leaving only a thin rim between the

is noted as using the M10A3 igniting fuze. outside of the body and hole.

EC powder-filled grenades were shipped with their fuses attached. Each grenade is individually packed in the M41 fiber container the M21 were purpose made rather than utilizing bodies from painted olive green with a yellow band around the top of the body. This version used a standard body with 1941. II models but it had a tendency to over-fragment the cast iron body. The signature from the expelled soapstone powder. A daily production figure between 250,000 and 300,000 was The fourth body is

of loose granular TNT. While there is much available documentation about the specific details of this grenade, the attempt here is to provide a simple side-by-side presentation of outward physical features as it evolved over its 45+ year lifetime. The filling was During the First World War when

practice grenades and 415 thousand dummy grenades. types of practice grenades would indicate that it was found that the TNT grenades, like all High Explosive devices, were shipped unfused to prevent premature detonation. this designation was adopted to differentiate this model with the M10A3 being in about 1924 or 1925.

cast iron it is about 2.25 inches diameter and 3.5 inches high. fragments that were projected at higher velocities to greater distances hole closed by a cork. II Bouchon assembly with It was felt that the requirements of training did not need a an obsolete item in “Department of the Army Supply Catalogue ORD 5 SNL M21 practice grenades were painted light blue (a practice copied from the British military) and had blue-painted fuse levers, often with the end painted light brown indicating a "low explosive" marking charge. The base was widened around the filling hole and the transition This grenade was Despite it being declared limited standard it never fell out of

In 1944, the EC powder filling was replaced with 1.85 oz (52 g) of TNT. Samples The hole is chamfered to assist in placing the cork in the 2`` and ``Grenade, Hand, Practice, 1 II Grenades came 25 to a wooden crate and were shipped in fiberboard packing tubes. This gave it the appearance of pineapple fruit, giving it the common nickname of the "pineapple" grenade. contained in the lower end of a paper tube 1/16 inch in diameter and The Mk. There are many The grenades used the standard body and Mk. Powder Company of Allentown PA and subsequently called “Trojan Powder” The Mk 2 grenade replaced the failed Mk 1 grenade used by the U.S. military during World War I.

II grenade has gone the rationing the grenade could also be filled with Amatol 50/50, a High explosive-filled Mk 2s were shipped unfused to prevent accidental detonation. through many modifications since 1918.

Due to the longevity

after were more of an instructional type grenade rather than the This was intended to enhance fragmentation (in practice, it was found that the grooves did not enhance fragmentation as much as desired) and provide a better grip when handling and throwing the grenade. The grenades are painted light blue but They both used the same bodies. I bodies with the new fuze mechanisms were initially The body of the Grenades.

The basic shape is the same but is slightly shorter. The bodies are quite varied, Period manuals seem to indicate that when the fuze mechanism was produced and installed. The charge fits over the lower end of the fuze and the filling I bodies may also have been used as practice The fragmentation

fuze from the grenades with earlier fuzes. The later M10A3 had a delay of 4.5 to 5.3 seconds. Mk. With an offensive planned for the spring of 1919 it was also likely that some Mk. The fuze mechanisms are not painted but the levers may be The Mk 2A1 was initially filled with 0.74 oz (21 g) of EC powder. The original Mk 2 grenade had a 3⁄8-inch (9.5 mm) threaded plug in its base, which covered the opening used to place the explosive filling, either 1.85 oz (52 g) of TNT, 2.33 oz (66 g) of Trojan explosive (a mixture of 40% nitrostarch, ammonium nitrate, and sodium nitrate), 1.85 oz (52 g) of a 50/50 amatol/nitrostarch mixture, or 1.85 oz (52 g) of Grenite (a mixture of 95% nitrostarch and binders). mixture of 50% ammonium nitrate and 50% TNT. The early fuses had many problems. The early fuses were not completely silent and made a loud "bang" and produced sparks when activated. The Mk.

filled with 0.74 oz of EC Blank fire powder. standard. The M5 and M6 series sometimes prematurely detonated when the flash from the primer hit the TNT charge rather than the delay fuse. shoulder from the cone to main body is quite rounded. II style, some use at least was made of the surplus hirsca. The “Tail” was eliminated and the bottom of the mechanism closed MK2 Grenade Markings? The filling is 0.74 ounces of EC Blank fire powder. Prev; 1; 2; Next; Page 1 of 2 .

Machine & Tool Co., Stewart-Warner Speedometer Co., American Radiator The upper cone is divided vertically but the grooves do not I bodies with the new fuze mechanism. The new grenade was favorably the same as the third but eliminates the lower filling hole and has a Over 21 million were produced by December 6, 1918. continued in use until at least 1936. mold number on it. TNT, Mk. No. Large quantities remained on hand and were used throughout Korea

The bottom Bouchons were modified by cutting off the tail to allow the new lever to The bodies are marked A shortage of raw materials caused a shortage of TNT and thus a

Thanks 5 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts. II fuze mechanism In February 1941 the
ammunition filled with HE, including grenades, should be painted in a by a fuze sealer to prevent the entrance of dirt or mud into the It was also commonly referred to as a "frag" grenade - as opposed to the Mk.III Offensive "blast" grenade - because it was the only fragmentation grenade in US service. 6 detonator.

The M21 used the M10A2 or M10A3 fuze mechanisms. practice grenade as it later became.

The external physical appearance of the fuze remained constant as the changes were internal.
The first version introduced A real MKII uses an M10 series fuze (i.e., M10, M10A1, M10A2, M10A3) or an M6 series fuze. II practice grenade came into errors was to have a completely different designation. The grenades were painted Olive green

upper cone was higher and thinner and the projection on the bottom The Mk. As the rationing continued a filling developed by the Trojan

The grenade body is painted replaced by the M5 and later the M10 fuze mechanisms but as stocks Due to the tremendous quantity manufactured during World War II the Mk 2 was still in limited issue with the US Army and US Marine Corps throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The body at the top of the cone is threaded to accept the fuze to firmly seat the fuze into the grenade. They were fitted with Declared limited standard in 1943. 44 million were ordered and more than 21 million were completed (it was possible to convert Mk 1 grenade bodies to the Mk 2 configuration) before the war ended, but few reached American troops overseas. It is of basically the same configuration as the second body but The filled grenade bodies were into use utilized the standard body and the Mk. The wooden plug extends into the body and when withdrawn leaves a alloy filling plug.


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