Canadian Long Branch Gernade Launcher

[tootall]

Dinsdale, thanks for the scans.
Does anyone have info on launching the #36 grenade? It needs a plate on the bottom of the grenade to fit in the cup.
I have the cup discharger, a wire wrapped Ishy, a DEWAT #36 grenade, but no plate. I would like to fabricate one myself, to complete the collection.

EDIT links added
here is a photo of the plate
http://www.millsgrenades.co.uk/images/No36 Mk2 grenades and base plugs/No36 m2 gas checks.jpg
From this site
http://www.millsgrenades.co.uk

 

[tiriaq]

I have the manual, but no way of scanning or posting the information.
Does your 36 have a central theaded hole in the base plug? That is where the gascheck attaches. The gas check is simply a disc with a short threaded rod projecting from its centre. The igniter set used had a longer delay than the one used for hand throwing.

 

[cantom]

I have the manual, but no way of scanning or posting the information.
Does your 36 have a central theaded hole in the base plug? That is where the gascheck attaches. The gas check is simply a disc with a short threaded rod projecting from its centre. The igniter set used had a longer delay than the one used for hand throwing.

Interesting stuff...would one of those rifle grenades be effective against a battle tank?? I see that's what they're being told to shoot at.

 

[tiriaq]

The 36M was anti personnel. The 68 was an AT grenade. With its little shaped charge, it would likely have had some degree of effectiveness against earlier tanks. Hardly in the same category as a Panzerfaust or rocket launcher. I suspect that the exerpts kindly posted by Dinsdale are from a Home Guard manual; the reference to a Northover Projector would not appear in a regular army manual, I wouldn't think.

 

[dinsdale]

The 36M was anti personnel. The 68 was an AT grenade. With its little shaped charge, it would likely have had some degree of effectiveness against earlier tanks. Hardly in the same category as a Panzerfaust or rocket launcher. I suspect that the exerpts kindly posted by Dinsdale are from a Home Guard manual; the reference to a Northover Projector would not appear in a regular army manual, I wouldn't think.

The No68 was the 1st shaped charge AT used in combat.
They had them in the Battle of France.
They used them right up to Italy.

~50 mm was max penetration. Early models had issues at angles greater than 20 Degrees off .

The scans I posted are from the following.

I'll post the info on the Mark 36 later.

I have a couple of No68s, the section isn't mine but the other pics are .