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In the first of a series filmed at the Royal Canadian Artillery Museum in Shilo, Manitoba, I have a look at 5 fascinating pieces of British World War ordnance from the Museum's Bomb Room:

0:00 Introduction
0:31 World of Warships Promo
2:04 No.75 Hawkins Mine/Grenade
6:37 Limpet Mine Mk.IV
14:04 No.68 Antitank Rifle Grenade
16:25 No.69 Hand Grenade
20:02 No.1 Hand Grenade

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stephentaylorhistorian.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/usnbd-british-land-mines-and-firing-devices.pdf
tgrm.foxed.ca/no.%2075.html
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C302932
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web.archive.org/web/20080916220806/http://www.lexpev.nl/fuzesandigniters/unitedkingdom/no247allwaysfuze.html
stephentaylorhistorian.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/british-grenade-no-69.pdf
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dday-overlord.com/en/material/weaponry/no-69-grenade
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footballandthefirstworldwar.org/hales-pattern-grenade