Posted on 01/29/2019 5:34:22 AM PST by BenLurkin
Mk II (Mk2) Fragmentation “Pineapple” grenade. WII era.
It’s the real deal.
Old and rusty...Yikes... :^)
When the lake in Macarthur Park in LA was drained twice in the 70s police found hundreds of handguns. In big cities when they clean the storm sewers every couple of years they always find dozens of handguns along with the occasional corpse.
“found a Second World War-era hand grenade and then went to Taco Bell.”
Florida, it happens all the time.
“Florida Man... “
Say no more.
Yes, I wouldn’t of handled that heh.
One pound of HE is still enough to make a day go poorly. Even the detonator is enough to make a day go poor.
It’s funny he decided his next stop was tacos though.
Grenades can be very handy. Why’d he tell the cops?
Usually people produce grenades a few hours AFTER leaving taco bell.
“...One pound of HE is still enough to make a day go poorly....”
One pound of ANYTHING from Taco Bell is too... :^)
Gastrointestinal Hiroshima for me...
LOL, “the Standard Mk-2 “Pineapple” fragmentation grenade.My daughter gave me one for Christmas, and she found it at a yard sale. It had the popper hole, but some people find them and think they are Hollywood grenades that blow up a whole building. Its only a paper weight, I put it in with my toy soldier collection.
I used to go magnet fishing off of fishing piers. The most common find was pocket and filet knives. This was back in the 1970’s when people spent more time outdoors fishing.
Looks like a standard Mk 2 pinapple hand grenade, but the French No.1 and Soviet F1 were very similar. It has been reported the Mk 2 was modeled on the French No. 1.
Current hand grenades are much better.
Taco Bell is a lifesaver.
Bean burrito, no onions, no cheese. Road food.
The rumble keeps the back seat humble. If you have traveled cross country with a back seat full of kids you know what I’m talking about.
Well, producing that is one way of making sure the cashier doesn’t forget your extra taco sauce..........
LA was drained twice in the 70s police found hundreds of handguns. ____________
Just great to know. As a kid in the 60’s, I went there frequently with my playmates.
Wait a minute, I thought you went to Taco Bell to BUY explosive devices.
Hey! That Doritos shell taco is the reason Anthony bourdain hung himself, cause he didn’t think of it!
Obviously misunderstood when someone told him about fishing for steelhead trout.
Which would make a bigger explosion - the grenade or him 30 minutes after eating at Taco Bell?
He wanted a gut bomb to go with his catch.
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