Ceramic Grenade
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| Type 4 "Ceramic" grenade | |
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 Two Type 4 grenades. The one on the left doesn't have the rubber cover on. |
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| Type | Hand Grenade |
| Place of origin |  Empire of Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1945 |
| Used by | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Wars | Second World War / Pacific Theater |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 80 mm |
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| Detonation mechanism |
Fuse delay of 4 to 5 seconds |
The "Ceramic" grenade or more formally identified as the Type 4 is a grenade made out of terra cotta or porcelain. The grenade is round shaped with a bottle neck which has a rubber cover with a simple fuse. This detonator is no more than a blasting cap crimped on to a five-second length of fuse. The other end of the fuse, which is outside the rubber plug, is covered with a match-head composition. A slip-on rubber cap covers the whole neck, and fuse. A small, loose wooden block with an abrasive composition on one side is contained in the rubber fuse cover.[1]
[edit] Use
The grenades were mostly given to the Japanese civilian population to be used against a possible invasion of mainland Japan by Allied Forces. They were also supplied to the front line troops in large quantities but how much they were actually used is unknown.[2]
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