TC wrote:
>> I've pulled the pins on a few training grenades (one every year, to be 
>> exact...)
>> and yes they do require some effort, but not excessive. According to the
> 
> As a non-military man I always wondered what would happen in the following 
> situation:
> 
> You pull the pin and release the trigger for a second. Will pressing the 
> trigger again stop the detonation or, once released, will it explode?
> 
> Just an idle thought I had when watching a certain brand of movies... 
> certainly not something anybody should try out. ;-) 
> 
> 
> 

The spoon is spring loaded, when you let go of it, it should go flying.
The spring lifting it also lifts a striker that ignites a slow burn
fuze, extending to the bottom of the grenade. It reaches the explosive
inside, and then it goes boom. The fuze is also never exactly three
seconds, like in the movies.

Not military myself, but I found a deactivated training grenade at a
surplus store and keep it on my desk. Startles people when they notice it.

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