| | | No 1 Grenade | | Type | Hand grenade | | Nationality | United Kingdom | | Era | World War I | | Platform | Individual | | Target | Personnel | | History | | Date of design | | | Production period | | | Service duration | | | Operators | United Kingdom | | War service | World War I | | Specifications | | Type | Fragmentation | | Filling | | | Detonation | Impact | | Weight | g | | Filling weight | g | | Length | mm | | Diameter | mm | | Variants | Mk. 1, Mk. 2 | | Number built | | The Grenade, Hand No 1 was the first British hand grenade used in World War I. A weapons platform is generally any structure or system on which a weapon can be mounted. ...
A WWII-era pineapple fragmentation hand grenade A hand grenade is a hand-held bomb designed to be thrown by hand. ...
Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
Overview
The Grenade No 1 was taken from the designs of Hales.
The grenade proper was a can of explosive with a iron fragmentation band. The fuze was of the impact sort, detonating when the top of the grenade hit the ground. A long cane handle ( approx 16”) allowed the user to throw the grenade further than the blast of the explosion.
To ensure that the grenade hit the ground nose first, a cloth streamer was attached to the end of the handle. When thrown this unfurled and acted as a tail to stabilize flight.
When the battlefield became confined to the trenches, the long handle became a liability - several accidents occurred when reaching back for the throw, the fuze struck the trench side. The handle was then shortened to a safer 8“ as the Mk II.
The No 1 grenade was followed by No 2, 3 and 4 all based on the same pattern. Thereafter the compact No 5 grenade or Mills bomb came into use. Mills bomb Nationality United Kingdom Date of design 1915 Service duration May, 1915 - 1970s Type Fragmentation Filling Baratol Detonation 7 seconds, later reduced to 4 Weight 773 g Filling weight 71 g Length 95. ...
The grenade came with a metal loop so it could hang from the belt.
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