[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

#1. How do you SET the pin on a grenade for a hair-trigger detonation?

There's a framis on the bottom that allows you to adjust the fuse. See the following links:

Hand grenade information and history and American Grenade Guide

You obviously can’t have instant detonation on a hand grenade as it has a 5 meter kill and a 35 meter wound radius. You learn that sort of thing in basic training.

[Hon]

Look, I am more than happy to change the title of this thread if it is deemed inappropriate. It is apparently true--and nobody has suggested it isn't. But if so many people see it as in some way disrespectful, I am open to a new title.

I am also reporting this via the Abuse Button, so the mods can change it--if they can think of something less inflammatory.

[Robe]

(BTW, you links don't work)

As you can see from the image below, there is no adjustment to the fuse to permit an adjustable detonation time, that is the purpose of the FUSE, it burns at a perdetermined rate and when it gets to the bottom.... BANG

BTW.. For all you fellow VN vets... you yall remember the litte clasp on the safety handle? It may be the years but I just remember them being shipped in those cardboard tubes. Anybody?