copyright 2002.  poor al.

Hale's British No. 2 (1914) (Cut Away View) :   SOLD

6X12", Acrylic on Canvas, October 2002.

The forward position of the heavy iron fragmenting sleeve, and the cloth streamers that unwound in flight made sure the grenade hit the ground point first, so setting off the graze fuze. Later models had shorter handles for use in trenches.

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