Comments by "COL BEAUSABRE" (@colbeausabre8842) on "SMLE Rifle Grenade Launcher" video.

  1. Actually the British did have a hand grenade at the start of the Great War, the Mark I, adopted in 1908. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1_grenadeIt had a wooden handle to increase leverage and, hence range. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1_grenade#/media/File:HandGrenadeNo1Mk1.jpgBUT"When the battlefield became confined to the trenches, the long handle became a liability, causing several accidents. Reaching back for the throw, the fuse could strike the trench side.[3] The No. 3, a variant of the No. 1, had a shorter handle for easier use in trenches."The reason for improvised devices was"Manufacturing the No. 1 was difficult, as it required a special detonator that could only be produced by the ordnance factories. Because of this, the British Expeditionary Force got far fewer No. 1s than were ordered"
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