The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-08
HAND GRENADEs IN war.


russian a. well az on the japanese sidA
IL % course not q new weapon. The hand
grenade was In Use in the early part Of thu
sixteenth century. We ind q description
In work by Rapiiaia della Vale published
in Venice In ASA % shells OF grenades "a
he hrOwn by hand These were only q
little over three inches IN diameter and
/ T~-einbled In shape The she'll OF grenade
which gave them their name.
Hand srenades were first used In Italy
In the defence % fortincation works. and
in tho war in the Netherlands they played
an important part in the assault on wachten-
donk In ieoa. In tho course Of the seven
teenih century this weapon gained con-
tinually in Importance in sieges.
/ The older form of the hand grenade
weighed about two pounds and consisted
OF hollow cast iron spherical she'll nlled
With one and q half pounds 81 powder and
provided with fuse. After ixnitinG the
fuse by means of . match the grenade was
swung around by the hand In order TO get
he fuse to burn veil and was then thrown
toward tho ensmy. ~ often happened that
he shell burst prematurely and blew OF
The hand % the soldier hurting t. and some
times he was himsslf struck by fragments
OF the shell when he failed to throw 10 far
enough from him.
Skill and valor were essential condittons
for throwing Rrenades. and only brave and
sktlful men we're available FOE this duty.
Louis XIV. IN 1897 directed that in each
company four such men should Be sslected
once for all and trained In the work: they
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lA-'~n-i q '"t~ AOou' e'Sh.~eh Ancnes long
TOR Singing me srenAde ~ its lover end
= 'he I-r'N--'on tnse. Anu around the !
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l"~ JUS ehu - ""no'- ring OF S~e' or
Nr"nRht ron :" Er"oNsd As 70 oneAh hp /
Nheh me grenade EXPOSES lnto tWen'v-
Tour 'rAS"ehis eHuai IN slke inc grenade
- SA.u 'o puIN '0'y eosfEeueAAN. s~nd-
'hS no HAsHrnS WIN ErSat torce IN AL
directions IN the lA'e var tne enec' Vas
"U"h rep"rt~1 as 'eITlno' rye NHnesses
r"p"H mat Al uins" ten n~h sers khled
~ Ahxie Erehau-' an" 'hAt 'hose struck
Nerr 'erfip'y hshE.en
IN sp's o' hS euocNs ACTON Sneh
~" - nv So N@"N
sf~hAne wy hI0@t anu iGEs brt-
en- ago OF h'-nr-r mus re cO"h'ed on oh'
Nhs' prin' 'pa'y prevents Tvs Introduction
IA European AIe- ., 'hs pr~en tune 10
he ia't 'hat s'ui hAns-rOh- 70 me
ro"r- Using ". mo proper ,hro" requires
sr~H sAhi out Nhen s"''r--I wy etecu'ed
ne grenade can 10 sent hity OF httN-
i've Yards from the throNer "uh less
-HpSfieno~d men. hoSeN-r 'hN Instance
: rarely A'ta'heh. ihd~eh fragments often
~ back a. Tar a. no ihroNef. and u - re-
por'~d mat IN inc Manch'rlAn campaign
'uilV On" hall 81 the grenade 'hroNers we're
themselves wounded IN TINS SaN
Hale has also a grenAds Tor blowing up
bridges. a. similar 70 the other out SHh
, HloN tus~ VA pia'e OF me percu-sion iu@e
The Disadvantages OF throwing by hand
lave been overcome, = sald' nv arranging
grenahe ihai can 10 hred from he muszle
y Tho rife The throNtng rope - replaced
~ hrt-- rod about eight tn'hes long
4 hf'h ri- INTO The muzzle OF ne rine The
nse - also different To insure greater
afsry. hut u "a stu percussion fuse The
grenade = hired from the mnHSle OF the