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The '''Schermuly Training Grenade''' was originally designed, as the name implies, as a training grenade for the British Army. The body of the grenade was plastic with an open bottom with the interior filled with a paper wrapped pyrotechnic charge. Once the pin was pulled and the lever released there was a two second delay before this charge was propelled out the base of the grenade and exploded about half a second later. Although intended as a training grenade it was found it could also be used as a stun grenade and was one of the first stun grenades used before the implementation of more suitable purpose built devices. | The '''Schermuly Training Grenade''' was originally designed, as the name implies, as a training grenade for the British Army. The body of the grenade was plastic with an open bottom with the interior filled with a paper wrapped pyrotechnic charge. Once the pin was pulled and the lever released there was a two second delay before this charge was propelled out the base of the grenade and exploded about half a second later. Although intended as a training grenade it was found it could also be used as a stun grenade and was one of the first stun grenades used before the implementation of more suitable purpose built devices. | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note''' | ||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date''' | ||
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| + | | ''[[Final Option, The|The Final Option]]'' || [[Bob Sherman]] || Captain Hagen || || 1982 | ||
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| + | | ''[[Final Option, The|The Final Option]]'' || [[Albert Fortell]] || Captain Freund || || 1982 | ||
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| ''[[Final Option, The|The Final Option]]'' |||| SAS Troopers || || 1982 | | ''[[Final Option, The|The Final Option]]'' |||| SAS Troopers || || 1982 | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 30 April 2012
The Schermuly Training Grenade was originally designed, as the name implies, as a training grenade for the British Army. The body of the grenade was plastic with an open bottom with the interior filled with a paper wrapped pyrotechnic charge. Once the pin was pulled and the lever released there was a two second delay before this charge was propelled out the base of the grenade and exploded about half a second later. Although intended as a training grenade it was found it could also be used as a stun grenade and was one of the first stun grenades used before the implementation of more suitable purpose built devices.
The Schermuly Training Grenade has appeared in the following:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Final Option | Bob Sherman | Captain Hagen | 1982 | |
| The Final Option | Albert Fortell | Captain Freund | 1982 | |
| The Final Option | SAS Troopers | 1982 |