U.S. Rifle Grenades of WWII
Corey joined us for a talk about rifle grenades and launchers in use by U.S. Infantrymen during the Second World War. Particularly we focused on the M1 Launcher for the M1903 Springfield rifle, however we also discussed some of the aspects of the M7 Launcher for the M1 Garand, and a very similar one for the M1 Carbine.
The rifle grenade as an HE solution filled the range gap between a hand grenade, and a 60mm mortar. Often forgotten about when discussing Second World War small arms, the rifle grenade played an important role in a squad’s firepower and in what it could bring to bear against a fortified enemy position.
Unfortunately, the grenades we had on hand weren’t live and at a demolition range, or else that would be a fantastic test. For the video we were able to use two rubber dummies, and one original WWII dummy that we didn’t actually fire.
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Infantry Marine, based in the Midwest. Specifically interested in small arms history, development, and usage within the MENA region and Central Asia. To that end, I run Silah Report, a website dedicated to analyzing small arms history and news out of MENA and Central Asia.Please feel free to get in touch with me about something I can add to a post, an error I've made, or if you just want to talk guns. I can be reached at miles@tfb.tv
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Really enjoy these vids, a major thank you to Cory, and all re-enactors who spend and sweat in the effort to make sure history is not merely "not forgotten", but remembered vividly.
But please, abandon youtube, at least as your primary video hosting service.
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Because #TheySuck&TheyHateUs
Would you be making any more of those M1 launchers would love to get my hands on one.