Grenade (insignia)

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A grenade insignia is a form of emblem which represents a stylized old style of hand grenade, with a rising flame. This symbol is used as a charge in heraldry and is also featured on the uniforms of numerous military units.

Military usage[edit]

The insignia is featured on the uniforms of such military units as the:

• French Foreign Legion
• Italian Carabinieri
• Italian Fanteria
• Italian Cavalleria
• Italian Trasmissioni
• Italian Granatieri di Sardegna
• Italian Trasporti e Materiali
• Italian Engineers Corps
• Italian Bersaglieri
• Dutch Koninklijke Marechaussee
• Finnish artillery
• The Grenadiers Regiment of the Indian Army
• British and Commonwealth Grenadier Guards Regiments
• British Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
• Royal Canadian Engineers
• Commissioned Officers of the British Royal Engineers
• Commissioned Officers of the British Honourable Artillery Company
• Commissioned Officers of the British Royal Artillery (collar badge)
• Norwegian artillery troops
• Portuguese artillery troops
• National Guard of Ukraine
• Ukrainian mechanized infantry
• Officers and NCOs of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Police, the Hellenic Fire Service (since 2005) and former Hellenic Gendarmerie.
• Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces of Malta
• Royal Life Guards (Denmark)
• Brazilian artillery troops
• Master Gunnery Sergeant insignia of the US Marine Corps
• United States Army Ordnance Corps
• Romanian infantry troops
• South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation
• Royal Canadian Artillery

Example images[edit]

British Army[edit]

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  Old-style grenade used by the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

French military[edit]

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  Old-style grenade, used by the military academies, notably the école spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
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  Classic-style grenade, used by many units in the French Army, notably the Infantry regiments
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  Legion-style grenade, used by the Foreign Legion in the French Army.

Italian military[edit]

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  Flaming-style grenade, used by the Carabinieri, the Bersaglieri and some other Army units.
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  Classic-style grenade, used by the Grenadiers, the Infantry and some Cavalry units.
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  Old-style grenade, used by some Cavalry units.

Ukrainian military[edit]

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  Old-style grenade, used by the National Guard of Ukraine.
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  Classic-style grenade, used by the Mechanized Infantry (Ukraine) of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

United States Armed Forces[edit]

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  United States Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant rank insignia.
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  Rank insignia of a United States Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer.

See also[edit]

• Bomb (icon)