M61 grenade
M61 hand grenadeThe M61 grenade is a fragmentation hand grenade used by the US Armed Forces in the Vietnam war.
The M61 has a thin sheet steel wall enclosing a notched steel coil and explosive core. When the grenade explodes, the coil shatters into high-velocity shrapnel that can cause casualties up to 15 metres away. Its design has been widely copied by various nations, such as South Africa with the M26, the Portuguese M312, and the Israeli M26A2. It is sometimes referred to as a "lemon" grenade, because its explosive shell is shaped like a lemon fruit.
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