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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 268769, member: 25"]As I recall, the UK grenade fuse of that type used a .22 blank cartridge to fire the time delay fuse to the actual primer and gaine and charge.</p><p>This enabled me to have some fun with a few smoke grenades I salvaged after a military exercise in Dorset. By replacing the .22 blank (readily available for starting pistols) I could make a device that would give a hamless bang if you pulled the pin and released the clip. This was in the late 1950s. We had to make our own entertainment in those days.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 268769, member: 25"]As I recall, the UK grenade fuse of that type used a .22 blank cartridge to fire the time delay fuse to the actual primer and gaine and charge. This enabled me to have some fun with a few smoke grenades I salvaged after a military exercise in Dorset. By replacing the .22 blank (readily available for starting pistols) I could make a device that would give a hamless bang if you pulled the pin and released the clip. This was in the late 1950s. We had to make our own entertainment in those days.[/QUOTE]
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