=Type.= Time.
=Weight.= No. 8 light pattern, 1 lb. 6 oz. complete; No. 9, heavy
pattern, 2 lb. complete.
=Explosive.=
=Safety Device.=
=BODY.= Tin cylinder 2¾ × 1½ in. diameter, inside larger cylinder 3¼ × 3
in. diameter.
=Igniter.= Special Nobel lighter 1¾ in. safety fuse No. 8, VII
detonator.
[Illustration: GRENADE NO. 8.]
=To prepare for use=:
1. Crimp lighter on to fuse, insert fuse into detonator
and crimp the latter on to fuse. Wax
joints at lighter and detonator.
2. Insert igniter into detonator tube in inner
cylinder.
3. Wax round joint where igniter enters grenade.
4. Wire fuse on to grenade.
=To fire=:
1. Hold grenade right hand, gripping bottom of
Nobel lighter between thumb and finger.
2. Tear off tape and pull out safety pin.
3. Press down outer tube of N. lighter, turn sharply
to R. or L.
4. Throw grenade at once.
NOTE. The heavy pattern grenade has more shrapnel and less
explosive than the light pattern grenade.