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: 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
British Army
French military
Italian military
Ukrainian military
United States Armed Forces
See also
Bomb (icon)