History records hand grenades were first used in the 15th century (range 1400 - 1500). Whereas the first person who created this hand grenade is unknown until now.
At that time this hand grenade was only in the form of hollow iron and filled with gunpowder, equipped with a simple axis. What is gunpowder? Gunpowder is a mixture of chemicals that are highly flammable or explosive if exposed to sparks.
Starting in the 17th century (between 1600 - 1700) this hand grenade was officially used by army units in several countries. on Some military units train special groups of soldiers to throw hand grenades. These units are classified as elite units as grenadiers.
In the 19th century, when war weapons technology began to be sophisticated, these hand grenade launchers began to lose popularity. But this hand grenade itself was never abandoned.
