Offensive Grenade
John A. Falasco, Reproduction Shop, Camp Wheeler, GA
c. 1943
DIMENSIONS
60 x 35 1/2 in. (152.4 x 90.2 cm)
OBJECT NUMBER
PH.5776
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
United States
CREDIT LINE
Poster House Permanent Collection
KEYWORDS
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The U.S. military used the cylindrical MK III compression grenade (and its updated versions, like the MK III AI seen here) during World War II during close combat to maximize enemy casualties and minimize danger to friendly personnel; this was possible because of its limited fragmentation upon explosion.
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