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These hand grenades reflect modern design trends, using plastic molded components. The M75 Grenade on the left uses a common "mouse trap" style fuze mechanism, first developed by the U.S. at the end of WWI. It has a cocked striker held back under the lever. The M93 Grenade on the right continues to use the percussion style found on the Mod.1917 grenade. |
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The M93 Fuze is little changed from its WWI predecessor, except for the use of plastic instead of metal. A curious design choice for a modern grenade. The vent is now located on the side, rather than on top. The fuze thread is reversed on the body so a normal untwisting action for the protective cap won't inadvertently unscrew the fuze. Ridges on the outside are to provide a secure grip surface, not a segmented frag matrix. |
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Differences in the internal body construction are an interesting feature too. The internal fragmentation matrix consists of a matrix of many small steel balls for the M75, but change to a segmented steel coil for the M93. Possibly to insure more consistant blast coverage? As with the M52P3 there is a plastic transport can for the M75 as well. More...  | |||
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