The United States military adopted its first rifle grenade in 1911. Designed by U.S. Army Ordnance Officer Col. E.B. Babbitt, the grenade had a long metal stem that was inserted into the barrel of the M1903 rifle and launched by means of a special blank cartridge. The “Babbitt” rifle grenade …
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