Babbitt_grenade.jpg

Description

English: Diagram of a Babbitt rifle grenade, as using in the Springfield 1903 rifle.

a. Paper disk. b. Sabot. c. Stem. d. Stem ring. e. Closing screw. f. Safety wire. g. Safety pellet screw. h. Paper disk. j. Safety pellet. k. Safety pin. l. Body m. Trinitrotoluol. n. Detonating cup filling disk. p. Plug. q. Plunger locking pin. r. Plunger. s. Plunger restraining spring. t. Casing. u. Primer holder. v. Percussion composition. w. Primer covering. x. Primer housing. y. Primer charge. z. Primer closing disk. aa. Detonator cup. bb. Detonating compound.

The grenade is designed to be fired at a constant angle of elevation, namely 45Â°, except as noted below for ranges under 50 yards.

The range attained is dependent upon the length of the stem inserted in the bore of the rifle. Tests have shown that within considerable limits the range is but little affected by small changes in the angle of elevation, near 45Â°, while a change in the length of inserted stem gives an appreciable change in the range.

Source

United States Army. Ordnance Dept, Ordnance (1917). Description and Instructions for the Use of Rifle and Hand Grenades.

Author

This file is lacking author information.

Permission
( Reusing this file )

	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code . Note : This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state , territory , commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978 . (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use .
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

Original upload log

The original description page was here . All following user names refer to en.wikipedia.

2008-07-11 15:21 Fluzwup 497×1101× (55129 bytes) Diagram of a Babbitt rifle grenade, as using in the Springfield 1903 rifle. a. Paper disk. b. Sabot. c. Stem. d. Stem ring. e. Closing screw. f. Safety wire. g. Safety pellet screw. h. Paper disk. j. Safety pellet. k. Safety pin. m. Trinitrotoluol. n. De

Original upload log

Captions

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

media type

image/jpeg

checksum

7380743fe45d11f449234e64f0ceed05e2861e7a

data size

55,129 byte

height

1,101 pixel

width

497 pixel