Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell), 1876- · New York, The Century co. · leaf 52
the differenttypes of grenades whichthe Germans used wasone provided with a par-achute as shown in Fig.5. The object of the par-achute was to keep thehead of the grenade to-ward the enemy, so thatwhen it exploded it wouldexpend its energies for-ward and would not castfragments back towardthe man… … SAFETY COnO In the handle of this gre- Fio. 5. A German para-chute grenade 32 INVENTIONS OF THE GREAT WAR nade there was a bit of cord about twenty feetlong. One end of this was attached to a safety-needle, A, while the other end, formed into aloop, was held by the grenadier when he threwthe…
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