"They throw grenades, we pull pins and throw back"

[alanint]

Originally Posted by zormpas

Cue jokes about screen doors in Italian submarines.

I know we had a similar problem with our MK 1 grenade in the early part of WW 1 (and having proper arming technique demonstrated by the enemy) - but as I recall it didn't involve the grenade having 2 pins!

Many types of grenades are packed with an additional "shipping" or transporting clip, which is designed to insure that the spoon on the fuse cannot move under sometimes rough handling. An untrained person may mistake these for the main or arming pin. This especially if the depot failed to remove the shipping clip prior to disbursement to the troops.