Number 68 grenade

[SG500]

For some reason this got added to the collection the other day, I don't collect grenades as a rule so it was a bit of an impulse buy.

What was the performance of these 68 grenades? Presumably with a cone in them they were AT.

All INERT of course.

Dave.

 

[ammocat]

No. 68 Grenade

The No. 68 Grenade was fired from a discharger fitted to the rifle using a ballistite cartridge. The cartridge had significant recoil so the rifle had to be braced against a sandbag or similar object and not fired from the shoulder. The effective range was 75 to 100 yards and it could penetrate approximately 2 inches of armour. The grenade functions on impact.

The Small Arms Training Vol 1 Pamphlet No. 13 1937 for the No. 68 Anti-Tank Grenade (Rifle) and No. 69 Bakelite Grenade (Hand) can be downloaded from Scribd. It has some information on how to use the grenade as well as the functioning of the grenade.

[FONT=&quot]http://www.scribd.com/doc/32381634/Small-Arms-Training-Anti-Tank-Grenade-No-68-Genade-No-69-1941[/FONT]

 

[SG500]

The No. 68 Grenade was fired from a discharger fitted to the rifle using a ballistite cartridge. The cartridge had significant recoil so the rifle had to be braced against a sandbag or similar object and not fired from the shoulder. The effective range was 75 to 100 yards and it could penetrate approximately 2 inches of armour. The grenade functions on impact.

The Small Arms Training Vol 1 Pamphlet No. 13 1937 for the No. 68 Anti-Tank Grenade (Rifle) and No. 69 Bakelite Grenade (Hand) can be downloaded from Scribd. It has some information on how to use the grenade as well as the functioning of the grenade.

[FONT=&quot]http://www.scribd.com/doc/32381634/Small-Arms-Training-Anti-Tank-Grenade-No-68-Genade-No-69-1941[/FONT]

Thanks Ammocat, I'm well out of my comfort zone on this one.
Dave.

 

[paul the grenade]

Thats a very nice example. thanks for showing it :tinysmile_grin_t:
Paul

 

[gothica7]

Nice bit of kit Dave, the only one[part thereof] is the bit you sent me.

Here is a piccy of the Burns cup that it could have been fired from. This would have fitted a Mk 111 or 111* not a Mk V of the WW2 issue SMLE.

Andy

 

[SG500]

Thanks Paul/Andy.
The cup is a really solid looking bit of kit! No wonder a sandbag was used to rest the rifle against.
Dave.

 

[ammocat]

Small Arms Training Pamphlet

SG500
I am assuming that when you say you are out of your comfort zone, it is the downloading of the publication that you are not comfortable with. I have scanned (AVG) and saved the pamphlet as a pdf file and it is 1.56MB, so I believe it is small enough to email. If you or anyone else would like me to try to email it, let me know.

 

[SG500]

SG500
I am assuming that when you say you are out of your comfort zone, it is the downloading of the publication that you are not comfortable with. I have scanned (AVG) and saved the pamphlet as a pdf file and it is 1.56MB, so I believe it is small enough to email. If you or anyone else would like me to try to email it, let me know.

Hi no what I meant is I've not got much idea about grenades. The pamphlet you posted is excellent information and thanks, I particularly like all the photos of the buy bracing the rifle against sandbags/walls etc.
Thanks again.
Dave.