HARDLY USED
Homes evacuated after hand grenade found at yard sale in South Jersey
(Thanks to Art Kraus)
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April 19, 2021
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Well, he was selling an old one because he'd replaced it with a new one.
Posted by: Rod Nunley | April 19, 2021 at 01:47 PM
Groj sale.
Posted by: man tom | April 19, 2021 at 02:00 PM
Key quote: Responding officers determined the device was unexploded
Good job, guys!
Posted by: MOTW | April 19, 2021 at 02:06 PM
You launch one of these from your Hummer air cannon after every tenth t-shirt. Keeps the crowd alert.
Posted by: ripleysparrow | April 19, 2021 at 02:16 PM
I was an assistant scoutmaster at the 1981 Boy Scout Jamboree. It was held at Fort AP Hill, in Virginia.
Ft. Hill is a military base, and had been used for military exercises.
About the third day, a scout leader walked into headquarters, carrying something one of the scouts had found. "What is it and what should I do with" he asked.
Headquarters staff didn't know, so they called the Army liaison. 5 minutes later, the bomb disposal team & blast truck showed up.
The team picked up the object with "bomb grippers" and put it in the blast truck and drove to the munitions detonation area.
It turns out that what the scouts had found was a live hand grenade. "They only reason you folks are still alive", the team told headquarters, "was that the handle was rusted on". "It blew before we made it to the range"
Then next day, headquarters distributed a book on 'How to identify explosive device and the helpful advice, i f you do find one, DON'T MOVE THEM.
Posted by: jg | April 19, 2021 at 03:08 PM
I thought everything was legal in New Jersey
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | April 19, 2021 at 03:14 PM
If you accidentally step on it do they call it a foot grenade?
Posted by: cfjk | April 19, 2021 at 03:41 PM
Holy Hand Grenade of South Jersey?
Posted by: Qaz | April 19, 2021 at 04:49 PM
It's New Jersey! Probably one of their domestic hand grenades.
Posted by: Steve (The 24 Guy) | April 19, 2021 at 05:32 PM
They really know how to have a blast there.
Posted by: MikeM inMD | April 19, 2021 at 06:48 PM