Guns International #: 101905072
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Guns International #: 101905072
Category - Collectibles - WWII
- Military Collectible US
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Seller: searay26
Member Since: 4/8/22
First Name: Glenn
Last Name: Shaffer
State:
Pennsylvania
Zip: 18848
Country: United States
Phone: (570) 637-4893
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Seller Type:Private Seller
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U.S. WWII T13 Beano grenade
Description: U.S. WWII T13 Beano grenade. This is not explosive, and is in really nice condition. These grenades are very rare. Email or call me with any questions. Original Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and non-functional, this is an original WW2 BEANO T-13 hand grenade was an experimental hand grenade developed by the Office of Strategic Services (which later became the CIA) in the latter years of WW2. The grenade is marked EKC 39 indicating the manufacturer, the Eastman Kodak Company. COMP A indicates composition A explosive was used. This example is offered in excellent condition. The concept for the BEANO hand grenade was that a spherical grenade the size and weight of a common baseball would be effective in the hands of American troops. The designers believed that by emulating a baseball that any American young man should be able to properly throw the grenade with both accuracy and distance. The final design for the T-13 hand grenade utilized a pressure trigger as well as an in-flight arming device. The grenade was designed to be thrown as a traditional baseball, and as such it was held with two fingers on a weighted and knurled "butterfly cap" and the arming pin was removed. Once thrown, the cap detached from the body of the grenade and a length of nylon string unwound until a secondary arming pin attached to the far end of the cord was pulled, arming the grenade to detonate upon impact with a hard surface. While the original design called for a 5.5 oz total weight, it was later decided that this was too light and the weight was increased to 12 oz.The Beano Grenade used a pressure trigger to detonate and explode on contact with hard surfaces. U.S. soldiers fighting during the Second World War were taught to throw the grenade like a traditional baseball. Soldiers would even hold the grenade the same way a pitcher would hold a baseball when throwing a "knuckle ball." Several thousand Beano Grenades were shipped to Europe during the Second World War and U.S. soldiers used them during the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944. However, the grenades were quickly recalled and taken out of service after several of them prematurely detonated and killed U.S. troops. At the end of the Second World War, the U.S. military’s supply of T-13 Beano Grenades was ordered destroyed and files pertaining to the weapon were classified. Today, the Beano Grenade is a rare and highly prized artifact from the Second World War. Totally inert and cannot be converted to an explosive device. SOLD |
Guns International #: 101905072
Seller's Inventory #: 1
Guns International #: 101905072
Seller's Inventory #: 1