Grenade (insignia)

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[]

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

Foreign Legion (France)
French Gendarmerie
Italian Carabinieri
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
Norwegian artillery troops
Portuguese artillery troops
National Guard of Ukraine
Ukrainian mechanized infantry
Officers of the Hellenic Army
Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces of Malta
Royal Life Guards (Denmark)
Brazilian artillery troops
Master Gunnery Sergeant insignia of the US Marine Corps
Ordnance Corps of the US Army
Romanian infantry troops
South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation

Example images[]

British Army[]

Old-style grenade used by the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

French military[]

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

Italian military[]

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