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<strong>Improvised</strong> <strong>Munitions</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> (<strong>Improvised</strong> <strong>Explosive</strong> <strong>Devices</strong> <strong>or</strong> IEDs)<br />

Section 2<br />

Mines and Grenades<br />

2.1 Pipe Hand Grenade<br />

Hand grenades can be made from a piece of iron pipe. The filler can be plastic <strong>or</strong> granular military<br />

explosive, improvised explosive, <strong>or</strong> propellant from shotgun <strong>or</strong> small arms ammunition.<br />

Materials Required<br />

Iron pipe, threaded ends, 1-1/2 inch to 3 inches<br />

diameter, 3 inches to 8 inches long<br />

Two (2) iron pipe caps<br />

<strong>Explosive</strong> <strong>or</strong> propellant<br />

Nonelectric blasting cap (commercial <strong>or</strong> military)<br />

Fuse c<strong>or</strong>d<br />

Hand drill<br />

Pliers<br />

Procedure<br />

1. Place blasting cap on one end of fuse c<strong>or</strong>d and crimp<br />

with pliers.<br />

Note: To find out how long the fuse c<strong>or</strong>d should be,<br />

check the time it takes a known length to burn. If 12<br />

inches burns in 30 seconds, a 6-inch c<strong>or</strong>d will ignite the<br />

grenade in 15 seconds.

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