Grenade cut in half - photo

[Altair]

Grenade cut in half.




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Destroying a Nokia phone with a grenade - video
Live grenade training fail - GIF
Grenade volley gun - GIF
Live grenade training near disaster - GIF
Grenade training demonstration fail - GIF

[desbromilow]

it would be interesting to see the order of operations for making this....
I am figuring the shrapnel is made to a form, then electroplated/ spray soldered to hold it in shape, placed in the sheet metal forms and roll crimped together at the midpoint with the bottom open. The top fuse pocket can already be attached to the top section by that point.
Then the explosive filler is introduced from the bottom opening, and the sheet metal plug (welsh plug?) is added and crimped in place.
the fuse assembly can be manufactured seperately and then threaded in to complete assembly.

that's my thoughts anyway - anyone know how it's done?

Des

[Frank S]

it would be interesting to see the order of operations for making this....
I am figuring the shrapnel is made to a form, then electroplated/ spray soldered to hold it in shape, placed in the sheet metal forms and roll crimped together at the midpoint with the bottom open. The top fuse pocket can already be attached to the top section by that point.
Then the explosive filler is introduced from the bottom opening, and the sheet metal plug (welsh plug?) is added and crimped in place.
the fuse assembly can be manufactured seperately and then threaded in to complete assembly.

that's my thoughts anyway - anyone know how it's done?

Des

Here you go Des,
Different countries obviously use different methods, but you were close in your thinking only the fragmentation particles at least in one process are mixed in a polymer and spun formed by multi axis rotations.
How grenade is made - material, history, used, processing, parts, components, composition, History, Raw Materials

[desbromilow]

Here you go Des,
Different countries obviously use different methods, but you were close in your thinking only the fragmentation particles at least in one process are mixed in a polymer and spun formed by multi axis rotations.
How grenade is made - material, history, used, processing, parts, components, composition, History, Raw Materials

Thanks!!! - another bookmark added to my list of "how to make stuff, and ideas worth repurposing" - Thanks,