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British Grenade, Hand, Smoke, No. 83 Mk 1, Mk 2

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1394-394

Description

This smoke grenade is cylindrical in shape and contains a perforated canister filled with blue, green, red, or yellow smoke composition. The igniting arrangements are carried in the head. The grenade body is of tin plate, while all other empty components are of black plate.

The Grenade No. 83 Mk I was never produced. The Striker Mechanism No. 4 differs from the No. 3 in that it has a plastic body.

Functioning

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Source(s)

OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)