Description
U.S. Military Technical Manual TM 9-1330-200 for Hand and Rifle Grenades, September 1971
Item Overview
This September 1971 military technical manual provides an illustrated reference to U.S. hand and rifle grenades. Published as TM 9-1330-200, Grenades, Hand and Rifle, it documents service grenades, training models, and related components used during the Cold War. Its coverage makes it useful for studying military ordnance and identifying period equipment. This listing is for the technical manual only.
Publication Details
Issued jointly by the Departments of the Army and the Navy, this publication also carries a U.S. Marine Corps technical manual number.
- Army manual number: TM 9-1330-200
- Navy publication number: OP 3833, 1st Revision, Volume 1
- Marine Corps manual number: TM-1330-15/1
- Official title: Grenades, Hand and Rifle
- Publication date: September 17, 1971
- Publication type: General and technical information
- Country of origin: United States
Manual Coverage
The manual covers grenade characteristics, technical data, identification, precautions, and packaging. Illustrations show grenade bodies, fuzes, containers, and related equipment. Separate chapters organize hand grenades and rifle grenades, allowing readers to compare their shapes, purposes, and model designations. The publication provides a period record of both combat and training ordnance.
Hand Grenades Covered
The hand grenade chapter includes fragmentation, offensive, illuminating, chemical, smoke, and training types. Representative models and families include the following:
- Fragmentation: Mk 2, M26, M26A1, M61, M33, and M67
- Impact fragmentation: M26A2, M57, M59, and M68
- Offensive and illuminating: Mk 3A2 and Mk 1
- Smoke: AN-M8, M15, M18, and M34
- Incendiary and riot-control: AN-M14, M7-series, M25-series, M54, and XM58
- Practice and training: XM69, M62, M30, and Mk 1A1
Rifle Grenades and Associated Equipment
The rifle grenade chapter covers the M31 high-explosive antitank grenade, M19A1 smoke grenade, M22 and M22A2 colored-smoke grenades, and M23 and M23A1 smoke-streamer grenades. It also includes the M29 antitank practice grenade. M1-series and M2-series projection adapters are documented as related equipment used with certain hand grenades. These entries broaden the manual’s value for collections that include rifle grenades, adapters, and their packaging.
Publication History
This edition superseded TM 9-1330-200 dated June 24, 1966, including all changes to that earlier publication. Issued during the Vietnam War, the revised manual brought older and newer grenade designs together in one reference. Its Army, Navy, and Marine Corps identifiers reflect the shared need for consistent technical information across the services.
Weapon-System History
The designs covered show several stages in American grenade development. The grooved Mk 2, widely associated with World War II, appears alongside the smooth, oval M26 and M61 families and the round M33 and M67. These changes reflect the development of new bodies, fuzes, and safety features. Rifle grenades gave service rifles additional roles, including antitank fire, smoke screening, and signaling, while dedicated practice models supported training.
History of Use
Hand grenades supplemented small arms in close combat, while smoke and illuminating types served other battlefield needs. The M61 saw use during the Vietnam War, and the M67 became its successor. Colored-smoke grenades supported signaling and marking, and practice grenades helped troops develop handling and throwing skills. This manual preserves the technical information that supported those varied roles.
Collector and Research Value
TM 9-1330-200 can help collectors compare model names, recognize external features, and research period packaging. Museums and historians can use its illustrations and descriptions when preparing exhibit labels or studying infantry equipment. Its broad coverage also makes it a useful companion to collections of inert grenades and military training items.
Condition
This vintage military technical manual may show cover wear, edge wear, folds, yellowing, stains, writing, stamps, punched holes, loose pages, or other signs of age and storage. Printing details and condition may vary between available copies.
Ideal For
This manual is well suited to collections, research projects, and displays focused on American infantry ordnance.
- U.S. military technical-manual collections
- Hand and rifle grenade identification research
- Vietnam War infantry equipment displays
- Inert grenade and training-aid collections
- Military packaging and markings studies
- Museum and archival reference libraries
Approx length 8", Approx width 11", Approx height .3", Approx weight .5lbs.
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