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The article dismisses the stringy fuse because spherical mortar bombs had a hollow wooden fuse, but 18th and early 19th century hand grenades were also spherica
by jackfoxy 5y ago
The article dismisses the stringy fuse because spherical mortar bombs had a hollow wooden fuse, but 18th and early 19th century hand grenades were also spherical and had a stringy fuse.
- anigbrowl 5y agoThere are still products using that form factor and same basic mechanism (burning fuse, initiated by a spring-loaded striker). https://www.defense-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Rubber-Ball-Blast-Grenade.pdf https://www.defense-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/0...