Manual

V. GRENADE LAUNCHING

The F. A. L. is equipped with a combined device,

serving as both flash-hider and grenade-launcher;

with this fitment, anti-tank and anti-personnel gre-

nades can be launched with great accuracy.

Fig.

1. CARTRIDGE

A special type of ammunition is used, generally

known as a propulsive, or grenade, cartridge. This

cartridge has no bullet and the mouth of the case

is closed by a “star” crimping which is waxed to

ensure complete tightness (fig. 12).