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The M1 grenade projection adapter was an expedient rifle grenade used by the American military in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. It consisted of an add-on 22 mm stabilizer tube and fins that converted a hand-grenade into a rifle grenade. It supplanted the M17 rifle grenade, and was eventually made obsolete by the 40 mm M79 grenade launcher.

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  • M1 grenade adapter (en)
  • M1槍榴彈適配器 (zh)
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  • M1榴彈投射適配器（英語：M1 grenade projection adapter）是美軍在第二次世界大战、韓國和越南時期所使用的便捷式槍榴彈。它由一具附加式22毫米穩定管和尾翼穩定器所組成，用以將傳統手榴弹轉換為槍榴彈。它取代了M17破片槍榴彈，而它最終亦被40毫米口徑M79肩射型榴彈發射器所淘汰。 (zh)
  • The M1 grenade projection adapter was an expedient rifle grenade used by the American military in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. It consisted of an add-on 22 mm stabilizer tube and fins that converted a hand-grenade into a rifle grenade. It supplanted the M17 rifle grenade, and was eventually made obsolete by the 40 mm M79 grenade launcher. (en)
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  • The M1 grenade projection adapter was an expedient rifle grenade used by the American military in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. It consisted of an add-on 22 mm stabilizer tube and fins that converted a hand-grenade into a rifle grenade. It supplanted the M17 rifle grenade, and was eventually made obsolete by the 40 mm M79 grenade launcher. The M1 grenade projection adapter was designed to easily convert standard Mk 2 hand grenades into rifle grenades. This was done by inserting a Mk 2 grenade into the prongs while a holder on one of the prongs kept the arming lever from releasing. The unit was then placed on the 22 mm M7 grenade launcher attached to the M1 rifle's muzzle. The user then removed the grenade's safety pin and braced the rifle from a standing or kneeling position. The unit was launched by firing a high-powered blank from the rifle. Inertia caused the holder to shear off in flight, releasing the lever and arming the grenade. The grenade would then explode when its fuze ran out. Although somewhat clumsy in appearance and operation, the M1 grenade projection adapter was well liked by the troops, who more often than not preferred it to the earlier M17 rifle grenade. The M17 would often fail to detonate if it impacted on sand, water or mud; only solid ground would cause it to detonate. (en)
  • M1榴彈投射適配器（英語：M1 grenade projection adapter）是美軍在第二次世界大战、韓國和越南時期所使用的便捷式槍榴彈。它由一具附加式22毫米穩定管和尾翼穩定器所組成，用以將傳統手榴弹轉換為槍榴彈。它取代了M17破片槍榴彈，而它最終亦被40毫米口徑M79肩射型榴彈發射器所淘汰。 (zh)
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