September 7, 2006: The U.S. Navy ordered 40,000 Mk285 40mm shells, each equipped with a time fuze. Normally only used in larger artillery shells, a time fuze in 40mm grenades makes it easier to get at ...

A teacher who kept a 40 mm shell on his desk as a paperweight blew off part of his right hand when he apparently used the object to try to squash a bug, authorities say. The 5-inch shell exploded ...

A military shell given to a group of children by a neighbor exploded while they played with it, killing two children and injuring five others, police said. “As you can imagine, this was a ...

One particular adult education teacher had a 40-mm shell he'd found on a hunting trip as a paperweight on his desk. He figured the shell must be inert. One day a bug crawled across his desk.

For decades, soldiers in training have fired explosives like the M918 40-mm shell, which is less powerful than battlefield munitions, but still explodes to simulate the "bang" of a real round.

U.S. Old Military Shell Kills 2 Calif. Kids August 31, 2006 / 8:26 AM EDT / CBS/AP ...

The gun’s 40mm shells—or over 1.5 inches—were more than large enough to penetrate the thick jungle foliage endemic to Vietnam, though there were reports that the shell’s sensitive point ...

During the 2nd World War anti-aircraft shells were made in their millions. This shell was made specifically for the Bofors light ack-ack (40mm) gun which was designed in Sweden and used by both sides.

The gun’s 40mm shells—or over 1.5 inches—were more than large enough to penetrate the thick jungle foliage endemic to Vietnam, though there were reports that the shell’s sensitive point ...