Original French Type 241 Aveuglante Plastic Concussion Stun Grenade – Inert Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a genuine French Type 241 Aveuglante Concussion “Flash Bang” or Stun Grenade. This all plastic constructed grenade has been properly rendered inert by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician. This cannot be rendered “live” again and is in compliance with the BATF regulations on ordnance ownership.

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This flashbang grenade was constructed by Ruggieri and is made entirely of plastic.
When operated, the grenade gives a very loud “bang” (no detonation) and produces a flash strength of 3 Million candle power for tenths of seconds. The fuze has a delay of 1.5seconds.

The body of the grenade still has original markings visible in white:

GR MA AVE TYPE 241
1-RMS-80
AMC

We have not been able to fully research this item due to lack of information publicly available.

The grenade comes ready for research and display in your ordnance collections!

Stun Grenade
A stun grenade, also known as a flash grenade or flashbang, is a non-lethal weapon. The first devices like this were created in the 1960s at the order of the British Special Air Service as a distraction grenade.

It is designed to produce a blinding flash of light and loud noise without causing permanent injury. The flash produced momentarily activates all light sensitive cells in the eye, making vision impossible for approximately five seconds, until the eye restores itself to its normal, unstimulated state. The loud blast causes temporary loss of hearing, and also disturbs the fluid in the ear, causing loss of balance.

These grenades are designed to temporarily neutralize the combat effectiveness of enemies by disorienting their senses.

When detonated, the fuze-grenade body assembly remains intact. The body is a tube with holes along the sides that emit the light and sound of the explosion. The explosion does not generally cause fragmentation injury, but can still burn. The concussive blast of the detonation can injure and the heat created can ignite flammable materials such as fuel. The fires that occurred during the Iranian Embassy Siege in London were caused by stun grenades. The filler consists of about 4.5 g (0.16 oz) of a pyrotechnic metal-oxidant mix of magnesium or aluminum and an oxidizer such as ammonium perchlorate or potassium perchlorate.