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Thermite hand flare
- Thread starter William49
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UK E108 Incendiary Grenade is all I can tell you. Are there any other markings after the E108?
Joe
Joe
This would appear to be the percussion variant - https://wescomdefence.com/product/live-systems/thermite-incendiary-grenade/
TimG
TimG
I would know this as one of the Haley & Weller 'E Series' grenades, of which there must have been a dozen different payloads.. They use the same electrical silent ignition system:
The 'flip-up' lever,remains attached to the grenade after functioning. The fuze will function once the lever has rotated about 30 degrees. Functioning occurs after a plunger in the head of the grenade closes a two-pole switch mechanism which, in turn, causes a pulse of current to be applied to a fuze head. It is fitted with Rad-Haz circuitry.
The 'flip-up' lever,remains attached to the grenade after functioning. The fuze will function once the lever has rotated about 30 degrees. Functioning occurs after a plunger in the head of the grenade closes a two-pole switch mechanism which, in turn, causes a pulse of current to be applied to a fuze head. It is fitted with Rad-Haz circuitry.
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William49, is yours the MK 3?
Joe
Joe
'PWD' is PW (Pains Wessex) Defence Ltd - now acquired by Wescom; they make a lot of pyrotechnics.