A modern hand grenade generally consists of an explosive charge ('filler'), a detonator mechanism, an internal striker to trigger the detonator, and a safety lever secured by a linchpin.
M67 fragmentation grenade, a modern (1968-present) hand grenade in the US.Ī grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called by the retronym hand grenade), but can also refer to a shell (explosive projectile) shot from the muzzle of a rifle (as a rifle grenade) or a grenade launcher.
