Here is a Good One. What is it? WW2 Impact Grenade or Special Service???

[Wheels]

Here it is... I was told that it is a WW2 Impact Grenade, but I've never seen any grenade like this type. I don't disagree that it is some kind of Grenade, but where is it from and who was suppose to use it? And YES, this is not a reproduction type - it's the real thing. Here are some spec. It weighs 15 ounces, 2 3/4 inch Sphere (ball), and it has an original Lt. Blue paint finish, also it is made from a cast white metal. Surrounding the grenade are tiny pin-rods; those are so when the grenade explodes it breaks up in small metal fragments.

Thanks for all your help.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Diving for Pleasure and Treasure - Grab it through Amazon!

[homefires]

Constructed something like the M-47.

But that one is a Fragmentation Beast.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M47_Grenade_Drawing.jpg

That one is Inert. Blue is used on all inert ordnance.

Ammo, Artillery,Bombs.

 

[oldfireguy]

That's not a grenade. It's part of a cluster bomb.

 

[High Plains Digger]

And people scoff at me when I offer to remove all that kind of stuff from their yard if they let me detect it. Can I borrow that?

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Anti personnel clusterbomb training munition. Not my area of expertise, but close enough. Blue is as stated before the color for inert training rounds. So no worries.. I know I've seen that exact one before, and I'll try to nail it down exactly for you. Knowing this site though, someone will beat me to it. It'll make a great paperweight!!!!

 

[DevilDog812]

good job on the ID!
looks like it mightve come from a CBU-24
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBU-24

yours is the BLU-36 i believe

 

[DevilDog812]

okay, i got a reply from someone on a military forum, and he says that while it is blue which usually means dummy or inert, they did also paint live ones blue. he suggested that you call the local EOD to come check it out if you want to make sure

also, it is a BLU-26, not 36

 

[homefires]

Data for BLU-26/B:
Diameter: 64 mm (2.5 in)
Weight: 435 g (0.95 lb)
Explosive: 85 g (0.19 lb) Cyclotol


http://www.designation-systems.net/usmilav/asetds/u-b.html

 

[bradyboy]

well now
this is certainly a scary looking post.
Not sure i would want to handle this ball.
what divice would be used to launch this.
considering the force needed to launch this ball, whats its purpose?
explode on impact
Sorry, I'm a novice
Brady

 

[DevilDog812]

well now
this is certainly a scary looking post.
Not sure i would want to handle this ball.
what divice would be used to launch this.
considering the force needed to launch this ball, whats its purpose?
explode on impact
Sorry, I'm a novice
Brady

the ball he has would be one of the circles coming from the main shell

in a cluster bomb, some of the bomblets are impact detonated and some are time-fused to explode when other soldiers come to the site to pick up the killed and stuff like that. this could be either one, or it could just be a dummy

 

[oldfireguy]

They are still killing and maiming people in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and other places they were dropped. I remember seeing films of these being dropped when I was in the Army. They are a nasty little weapon and leave a lot of unexploded pieces laying around. My guess is it's a training piece or it would have exploded already. They seem to be fairly unstable after they have been dropped.

I'm not sure how much looking an EOD team would do with it. My guess is they would take it and blow it up not taking a chance. My experience with EOD teams on calls is they just tend to blow up stuff where it lies if it is deemed unstable.

 

[homefires]

My guess is the EOD team would take it making a big deal out of it.

Then take it home and give it to his kid. LOL!

 

[Ralphw]

his posting suddenly stops..... we'll know why.... lol

 

[DevilDog812]

okay, well i did a bit of the math here, and it kind of scares me

he says it weighs 15 ounces (425 grams)
source says a live one weighs 435 grams.

now that is a little bit off, but the source also says that it contains 85 grams of explosives, and it is only missing 10 grams. my opinion, call the EOD

 

[Michaelangelo]

Kind of scary-where did it come from?

 

[homefires]

LOL! It's a Training aid. BLUE

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/4-30-13/appf.htm

 

[DevilDog812]

LOL! It's a Training aid. BLUE

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/4-30-13/appf.htm

thats what i thought at first, but i found out from a military buddy that they sometimes made the live ones blue too, so you never know

 

[homefires]

Ok! I guess the document I just provided governing Military Munition Markings mean nothing.

Go Figure!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I understand in WWII the Russians had two kinds of grenade. One had an eight second timer and a certain color stripe, and the other was used in trip-wire bombs and had no delay, but a different color band. In leaving stores behind when retreating they'd change the heads to leave for the Germans.

 

[romeo-1]

Ok! I guess the document I just provided governing Military Munition Markings mean nothing.

Go Figure!

I don't think I would put too much faith (or my life) in a document downloaded off the internet...especially when the repercussion is getting blown to bits. As was already mentioned by other members, live rounds have been painted blue as well. So you are correct...your document means nothing!