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Originally Posted by CutlassCollector
Yes, I wondered about that as well.
Hand thrown grenades just had a fuse to light. But I did find this in Gilkerson - the missile extends beyond barrel to be ignited or have a fuse lit. I guess there were many variations - some also have chains and hooks to catch in the sails and set them alight.
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But this doesn't tell us how the grenade was thrown away from the barrel ... or does it ?
Certainly not like nowadays, in that they use a bulletless cartridge containing propellant gas !