Found: This old Grenade

[ma96782]

Washington toddler discovers live WWII-era grenade in family's front yard

MSN

Aloha, Mark

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[foxmeadow]

Does it still have a pin? I don't think it does. Could be inert or could be dangerous if the fuse hasn't fired..

 

[orygun]

I saw this yesterday, too. From the picture I saw it looked intact with the pin, but I did kinda just glance over the article.

 

[bcp]

Bruce

 

[homeuser6]

FAKE NEWS there is no spring pressure on the spoon. the hole in the bottom of the body is cropped out.

 

[bcp]

Bruce

 

[Knobgoblin]

Imagine the pucker factor finding that with a roto-tiller.

 

[Ben B.]

Mr Grenade is not my friend.

 

[MTpockets]

Please do not handle anything that resembles an UXO.

Even seasoned professionals can make mistakes. Three lives lost because after X-ray they determined that the grenades were inert. They were not...

Bomb squad initially thought grenades that killed 3 L.A. deputies were inert, search warrant says

Bomb squad technicians who responded to a Santa Monica townhome complex where a resident reported finding grenades X-rayed the explosives and told city police they believed the devices were inert, according to a new search warrant in the investigation into the explosion that killed three Los…

www.latimes.com

Apparently they cut into one of the grenades, and it detonated. After the explosion, neither the entire second grenade nor any of its fragments were found.

Grenade linked to deadly deputy explosion unaccounted for, sheriff says

LA County Sheriff Robert Luna and the ATF are expected to offer new details Friday on the investigation into the explosion that killed three deputies.

www.nbclosangeles.com

I am not sure if there has been an update on the story linked above.

Here is a online tool to help develop awareness... You can choose device types etc.

CAT-UXO - Grenades

Results for CAT-UXO Grenades

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[RVTECH]

Kind of an odd story. It was not mentioned if it was dug up, but just that it 'ended up' on the front yard.

According to police, it is not clear how the grenade ended up in the family's front yard, nor how long it had been there.

Then it is said:

Authorities noted that the weapon appeared weathered and was consistent with grenades used during World War II.

The Washington State Patrol bomb squad assisted, determining the grenade was live. The squad then took the device to a rural area north of Hartline, where they "safely disposed" of the weapon, authorities said.

Then it is said:

This grenade appeared to be an improvised explosive device (IED) and was not of military grade, Washington State Patrol bomb squad told KREM2.

These grenades "really have no quality controls," Commander Cliff Pratt told the outlet. "These novelty grenades are just made somewhere without any type of manufacturer lock codes or anything like that."

SO - was it 'real' or not?

 

[Outpost75]

My friend in Italy is a general contractor who finds UXO frequently. It is routine to sweep with mine detector and/or ground penetrating radar whenever performing any trenching, demolition or excavation work. He has two former military EOD who work with him and has Carbinieri on speed dial.

Weapons and ammo caches most common. Most impressive find was a 2000 pound Mk1 high capacity bomb under an apartment parking garage! Required evacuating 12 city blocks while Army dealt with it. Successfully moved out to a remote area and detonated it on live Rai9 TV.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Kind of an odd story. It was not mentioned if it was dug up, but just that it 'ended up' on the front yard.

According to police, it is not clear how the grenade ended up in the family's front yard, nor how long it had been there.

Then it is said:

Authorities noted that the weapon appeared weathered and was consistent with grenades used during World War II.

The Washington State Patrol bomb squad assisted, determining the grenade was live. The squad then took the device to a rural area north of Hartline, where they "safely disposed" of the weapon, authorities said.

Then it is said:

This grenade appeared to be an improvised explosive device (IED) and was not of military grade, Washington State Patrol bomb squad told KREM2.

These grenades "really have no quality controls," Commander Cliff Pratt told the outlet. "These novelty grenades are just made somewhere without any type of manufacturer lock codes or anything like that."

SO - was it 'real' or not?

Two possibilities.

The body and the pin fuse assemblies are actual in fact "real", but was empty/inert; inert training grenades going back 50+ years..

Or the body is a replica/reproduction from before govt started requiring either solid weight filling or cut hole in bottom

The reason most reproductions and inert novelty grenades are sold with a hole in the bottom, is because it was possible to fill the inert cavity with gunpowder or other improvised explosive filling and put an inert /non functional pin assembly on