Description
The M48 grenade is a special-purpose, burning type munition used for training. This grenade is a non lethal type munition that contains red smoke mixture.
The M48 grenade consists of rubber body assembly, an XM227E1 fuze, and a filling of RS red smoke mixture. The grenade weighs 390 grams (approximately 1 lb), and is 3-1/2 inches in diameter. The grey grenade body is made of two rubber hemispheres vulcanized together. The top half of the grenade contains the fuze, and the bottom half of the grenade contains the filling hole and the exhaust port. The grenade is filled with approximately 165 grams of RS mixture.
Functioning
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Hazardous Components
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Source(s)
TM 43-0001-29, Grenades (chg 4, 2002)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)
