British No 36 MKI Grenade help please
Article about: I picked this up to add to my collection of trash and trinkets. I was not able to find out much on the maker D&B or the strange pull pin that is on this example. Was this some type of mo
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I recall scraping the wax off before priming. I also recall one lad throwing his grenade and it didn't go off. After waiting one minute, Captain Caruana - the officer in charge, walked out to said unexploded grenade and removed the base cap. No fuse had been inserted, and the unfortunate Gunner - who should have primed it - had a very sore arse after being booted around the throwing pit.
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