in the drawing if a safety pin is indeed used although the latch 44 in the embodiment of the invention that is shown in fig2 is of rigid metal plastic or other suitable material a strong flexible material e g cotton webbing also can be used for this structural element to place the grenade that is shown in fig2 on safe it is only necessary to pivot the latch 44 back toward the base of the grenade and fit the detent 42 through the aperture 45 manual pressure on the safety handle 43 is released and the spring forces that press the safety handle in the direction of the arrow 46 form a sturdy and rigid connection between the latch 44 and the detent 42 thus in accordance with the invention there is provided improved safety mechanisms for munitions and in particular for hand grenades with yet a further feature of the invention additional safety is provided by means of a slide movable along the latch for engagement with the detent as will now be described with reference to fig3 and 4 there is shown an alternative embodiment of a grenade this embodiment being identified by the legend 50 having a handle 52 formed as a safety lever which pivots about a hinge 54 at the top of the grenade 50 a spring loaded striker 56 is retained in the inactive position by the handle 52 when the latter is closed against the case 58 of the grenade 50 for activation of the grenade 50 the handle 52 is allowed to.