Grenade (insignia)

Grenade insignia is a form of emblem which represents a stylized old style of hand grenade, with a rising flame. This symbol is used as a charge in heraldry and is also featured on the uniforms of numerous military units.

Military usage

The insignia is featured on the uniforms of such military units such as:

• the French Foreign Legion
• the French Gendarmerie
• Italian Carabinieri
• the Greek Army
• Dutch Koninklijke Marechaussee
• Finnish artillery
• British and Commonwealth Grenadier Guards Regiments
• the British Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
• Commissioned Officers of the British Royal Engineers
• Commissioned Officers of the British Honourable Artillery Company
• Romanian infantry troops
• Norwegian artillery troops
• Portuguese artillery troops
• the officers of the Hellenic Army
• Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces of Malta
• Royal Life Guards (Denmark)
• Brazilian artillery troops

Example images

British Army

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  Old-style grenade used by the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

French Military

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  Old-style grenade, used by the military academies, notably the école spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
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  Classic-style grenade, used by many units in the French Army, notably the Infantry regiments
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  Legion-style grenade, used by the French Foreign Legion
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  Antler-style grenade, used by the Gendarmerie Nationale

Italian Military

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  Flaming-style grenade, used by the Carabinieri, the Bersaglieri and some other Army units.
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  Classic-style grenade, used by the Grenadiers, the Infantry and some Cavalry units.
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  Old-style grenade, used by some Cavalry units.