Bomba a Mano

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Bomba a Mano (Italian meaning bomb by hand), is the Italian name for Hand grenade. The grenades typically take their name from their year of design, for example Mod 35 being from 1935.

[edit] Second World War grenades

  • Mod.35

Impact fuzed offensive hand grenades produced by Breda, OTO Melara and SRCM (normally Aluminium) skin, weighing around 200 g and having an explosive content of 36 to 63 g.

  • Mod.42

Larger defensive hand grenades, with an explosive content of around 600 g.

[edit] Post war

  • Model 82

A time fuzed grenade weighing 285 g with an explosive content of 112 g of Composition B.

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