Replica Projected Recoilless Improvised Grenade (PRIG) Mk 1 launcher, 2013
launcher, grenade REPLICA, launcher, grenade
Accession Number
NAM.2013-11-42-1
Description
REPLICA Projected Recoilless Improvised Grenade (PRIG) Mk 1 launcher, 2013. Paper stuck on reading The PRIG was a shoulder fired weapon developed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) for use against Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary vehicles. It used two packets of digestive biscuits to absorb the recoil from the effects of the warhead leaving the launcher. Associated with Operation BANNER, Northern Ireland (1969-2007) 1969-2007.
Events
BANNER, Operation, 1969-2007 (Northern Ireland deployment 1969-2007)