§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for War whether he has made any inquiry into the advantages in the stick grenade used by the Nazis, which have led to its general use by them; whether it is a percussion or time bomb; and whether he can give an assurance that the War Office is able to supplement supplies of the Mills type with grenades, having the advantages of the new stick-bomb which led to its adoption by Germany?
§ Mr. LawThe advantage of a stick grenade is a somewhat greater range; the disadvantages are bulk, difficulties of carriage and limitations of use. The German stick grenade is produced with both time and percussion mechanism, mainly the former. My hon. Friend will perhaps agree that it would not be desirable to disclose our own intentions.