A flaming grenade or a flaming bombp.292, or shell and flameU.S. Army / U.S. Army Heraldry / Branch Insignia / Branch Insignia / Ordnance Corps / Branch Insignia is an emblem which represents a stylized old style of hand grenade ("bomb"), with a rising flame.

It is a traditional symbol of ordnance missions, e.g.,p. 292 e.g., artillery, grenadier, or fusilier regiments.p. 163 For example, the "flaming bomb' has become the official insignia of the United States Army Ordnance Corps in 1832, becoming the oldest U.S. army military insignia. It was also adopted by British Grenadier Guards, British Royal Engineers, Royal Horse Artillery, and by the Air Force Munitions Specialists,p. 17: "the origins of the 'flaming bomb', El Tigre News, vol.44, no. 12, 2002 as well as in other countries long before the United States.p. 85

Examples Austria . With some previous history from Habsburg Monarchy, since 1921 the grenade was a symbol of Austrian Bundesgendarmerie. It was merged into Bundespolizei in 2005 and the grenade was phased out in 2007. In 2008 the grenade has become an insignia of Austrian military patrol and military police,Gregor Wenda, Rückkehr der flammenden Granate, ÖFFENTLICHE SICHERHEIT 11-12/08 which has become known as simply Military Police since 2019.MILITÄRPOLIZEI DER SPEZIALVERBAND

France . Used by Gendarmerie nationale, with history tracing back to the 17th century, when it was the symbol of grenadiers. Later it was adopted by other corps: infantry and artillery, etc.La grenade : l’emblème flamboyant de la Gendarmerie LA GRENADE, EMBLÈME DE LA GENDARMERIE

Great Britain

Italy , for Carabinieri, Bersaglieri. A peculiarity of Bersaglieri's grenade is that its flame shoots sideways to the right, rather than upwards, representing the traditional running march of the Bersaglieri.granata fiammeggiante sovrapposta a cornetta e a due carabine incrociate

Sweden . It is used in artillery. The "grenade with wings" () is used by aviation. In the past it was also used by grenadier regiments.Arméns förbandstecken och truppslagstecken

Ukraine

United States

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See also Bomb (icon)