Description
This grenade has a cylindrical tinplate body. The lid is soldered in one or two places to the body, and further secured by adhesive tape. The body is closed by a disc, which is pressed in and fitted with a container for the igniter, while the lid carries a threaded socket for the fuze holder.
The grenade is filled with a smoke mixture, and the igniter container with PN 227 composition. A gunpowder primed cambric disc is fitted above the container to pick up the flash from the fuze and ignite the PN 227.
The Grenade Mk II is similar in construction to the Mk I, but employs a Bouchon type igniter designated Striker Mechanism No. 5.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
See Also
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Source(s)
OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)
