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[[Image:Italian Bomba a Mano Mod 35 SRCM.jpg |thumb|right|200px|SRCM Mod. 35 High-Explosive hand grenade.]]
[[Image:Italian Bomba a Mano Mod 35 SRCM.jpg |thumb|right|200px|SRCM Mod. 35 High-Explosive hand grenade.]]


The '''SRCM Mod. 35''' was part of the Italian "Red Devil" Hand Grenades family used by the Italian Armed Forces in WW2 and afterwards. The other two were the [[OTO Mod. 35]] and [[Breda Mod. 35]], made by different manufacturers. All three had the same model number, "Mod. 35", so it is likely that all were developed around the same time. They were high explosive hand grenades with impact fuses. Each manufacturer also made two additional smoke incendiary (FI) and practice variants. The high explosive grenades were painted in red, the smoke incendiary grenades were yellow, and the practice grenades were white.
The '''SRCM Mod. 35''', along with the [[OTO Mod. 35]] and [[Breda Mod. 35]], was part of the Italian Modello 35 series of hand grenades, nicknamed "Red Devil" hand grenades due to their coloration. They were used by Italy from WW2 well into the 1980s. All three grenades were impact detonated, and each had three variants: a basic high explosive one in red, a smoke incendiary variant (FI) in yellow, and a practice variant in white.


The SRCM Mod. 35, made by Società Romana Costruzioni Meccaniche, is the most refined of the series, featuring a fail-safe mechanism that would render the grenade inoperable should it misfire.
The SRCM Mod. 35, made by Società Romana Costruzioni Meccaniche, is the most refined of the series, featuring a fail-safe mechanism that would render the grenade inoperable should it misfire.

Revision as of 02:35, 29 July 2019

SRCM Mod. 35

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SRCM Mod. 35 High-Explosive hand grenade.

The SRCM Mod. 35, along with the OTO Mod. 35 and Breda Mod. 35, was part of the Italian Modello 35 series of hand grenades, nicknamed "Red Devil" hand grenades due to their coloration. They were used by Italy from WW2 well into the 1980s. All three grenades were impact detonated, and each had three variants: a basic high explosive one in red, a smoke incendiary variant (FI) in yellow, and a practice variant in white.

The SRCM Mod. 35, made by Società Romana Costruzioni Meccaniche, is the most refined of the series, featuring a fail-safe mechanism that would render the grenade inoperable should it misfire.

Specifications

(1935 - 1992)

  • Type: Hand Grenade High-Explosive
  • Country of Origin: Italy
  • Diameter: 64mm (2.5 in)
  • Length: 80mm (3.1 in)
  • Weight: 200g
  • Detonation Mechanism: Impact
  • Blast Radius: 10 - 15 meters (33 - 49 ft)

The SRCM Mod. 35 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Everybody Go Home! (Tutti a casa) Italian soldiers 1960
Attack and Retreat (Italiani brava gente) Riccardo Cucciolla Giuseppe Sanna 1964
Italian soldiers
Massacre in Rome Italian partisans 1973

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault "Bomba a Mano" 2002
Mare Nostrum 2008

SRCM Mod. 35 FI

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SRCM Mod. 35 FI Incendiary Smoke grenade.

This is the smoke incendiary variant which can be identified by the yellow color and the holes in the body. It also has an impact fuse.

Specifications

(1935 - 1992)

  • Type: Hand Grenade Smoke Incendiary
  • Country of Origin: Italy
  • Diameter: 64mm (2.5 in)
  • Length: 80mm (3.1 in)
  • Weight: 200g
  • Detonation Mechanism: Impact
  • Smoke Radius: 11 by 4 yards

The SRCM Mod. 35 FI and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Four Days of Naples Italian Resistance fighters 1962

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Mare Nostrum 2008