British Rifle Grenades

[Major von Mauser]

Hey guys, I come to you with a question regarding the English use of Rifle grenades in WW2.

Did they even use them?:rolleyes:

I can only find information for the No. 68 AT Grenade.

The reason I want to know is for the RO mod Darkest Hour, which is about the Normandy landings and beyond.

Given at that point, the grenades would need to be useable by the No. 4 Rifle.

[redcoat]

Hey guys, I come to you with a question regarding the English use of Rifle grenades in WW2.

Did they even use them?:rolleyes:

I can only find information for the No. 68 AT Grenade.


The No 36M (Mills Bomb) could be fitted with a detachable base plate to allow it to be fired from a rifle discharger cup.

However it seems that the use of rifle grenades in the British Army was limited, mainly due to the widespread use of the 2 inch mortar, which formed part of the standard equipment of every infantry platoon

http://inlinethumb64.webshots.com/42879/2809234070103014230S425x425Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2809234070103014230dIbamh)

[George Eller]

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World War II British infantry weapons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:World_War_II_British_infantry_weapons

World War II grenades of the United Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:World_War_II_grenades_of_the_United_Kingd om

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No. 68 AT Grenade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._68_AT_Grenade
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/9717/grenaderifleno68kj1.jpg
The Mark 1 No. 68 Rifle grenade, shown with the nose facing left

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1435/h022061cz4.jpg
http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/media/images/Photographs/Image/H_022061.jpg

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/5853/riflegrenadelauncherkx2.jpg
source: British Army Handbook, George Forty, ISBN 0 7509 3190 6, P 1999

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/7002/3sal36ckn3.jpg
http://members.fortunecity.com/milit/ukgrenades.htm

No. 4 Rifle Grenade Launcher
Belgian manufacture in 1950s by arms firm MECAR
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7467/no4riflegrenadelauncherwi0.jpg
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5608/no4riflegrenadelauncherlj0.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6639/no4riflegrenadelauncherqy4.jpg
http://www.collectorssource.com/images/Belgian%20No.%204%20rifle%20grenade%20launcher%20b y%20MECAR.jpg
http://www.collectorssource.com/category.asp?catid=9

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The Home Guard Pocket Manual, by Capt. A. Southworth, M.B.E.
http://met.open.ac.uk/group/jwL/hg_manual/homeguard.htm
http://met.open.ac.uk/group/jwL/jon.html

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/554/25pz0.jpg
http://met.open.ac.uk/group/jwL/hg_manual/images/25.jpg
http://met.open.ac.uk/group/jwL/hg_manual/25.htm

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1224/26ug0.jpg
http://met.open.ac.uk/group/jwL/hg_manual/images/26.jpg
http://met.open.ac.uk/group/jwL/hg_manual/26.htm

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8636/27dp5.jpg
http://met.open.ac.uk/group/jwL/hg_manual/images/27.jpg
http://met.open.ac.uk/group/jwL/hg_manual/27.htm

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http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9506/riflegrenadelauncher191zz2.jpg
lower image shows cutters for barbed wire.
source: The World's Great Guns, Frederick Wilkinson, ISBN 0 600 39364 X, p 206

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The WW1 UK Grenade Gallery
http://members.fortunecity.com/milit/ukgrenades.htm

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[Major von Mauser]

My new hero.:mrgreen: Thank you both very much.

[ptimms]

My Grand-Father, a Coldstreamer in Italy certainly referred to using them. Those pictures certainly tie in with what he said. I believe they are fired with a blank or special cartridge (well obviously not a .303 round).

[George Eller]

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You're welcome guys :)

Thanks for the feedback.


All the Best,

George

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[ww11freak34]

awesome pictures

the americans had rifle grenades too

every rifleman would be armed with a rifle grenade launcher