The History of Hand Grenade Catapults

Posted March 3, 2013 in Other Gear & Gadgets by Steve Johnson with 5 Comments
Tags: history, military, syria

The hand grenade catapults being used by Syrian rebels are fascinating and apparently not a new phenomenon. Defence & Freedom blog has written about the history of hand grenade catapults.

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Lance

Now that’s a catapult.
bbmg

Also worth mentioning are the pneumatic launchers used by the French and Austro-Hungarians during WWI:

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/ah_ww1mortars.htm

http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/ImagesCanons/France/Tranchee/FC50DormoyChateauBxl.html

http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/ImagesCanons/France/Tranchee/FC60Bruailles.html

http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/Canons/ImagesCanons/France/Tranchee/FC86BoileauDebladisInvalides.html

Basically high pressure spudguns with a lethal payload, many more akin to a heavy mortar than a grenade launcher.
zardinuk

I spent a lot of time with a water balloon catapult when I was a kid. Always wanted to blow something up with my water balloon launcher. These guys in Syria are living the dream.
http://www.facebook.com/Zermoid Doug May

A grenade crossbow!
Sweet……..
Marcus

A grenade catapult, and Saddam Hussein on an easter egg hunt. Interesting.

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The History of Hand Grenade Catapults

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