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Model 18 Colored Smoke Grenade; Color/Markings: Olive drab body with a pale green band and markings, the top painted red, yellow, green, or violet to indicate the smoke color and the color's name marked on the side. In World War II the M18 had a light gray body with a yellow band and markings and the top was in the smoke color. Body:
Army/Navy Model 8 HC Smoke Grenade (AN-M8) Color/Markings light green body with black markings and a white top Body Sheet steel cylinder Fuze assembly M201A1 Pull-ring Igniter. A "mouse trap" type igniting fuze with a 1.2 to 2.0 second delay. Ignition ignites the filler and expels it from the grenade body Filler
The phrase "to smoke", meaning to fake, bluff, or beat around the bush, comes from the military usage of smoke grenades to obscure and conceal movement; [citation needed] similarly, "pop smoke", derived from a common way of ordering the use of smoke grenades, is used as a slang term for quickly leaving a place.
The M34 white phosphorus smoke grenade or "Willie Pete" was a smoke / incendiary grenade manufactured by Rocky Mountain Arsenal [1] from the late 1950s and used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War and was also used during the First Gulf War. The M34 WP Grenade replaced the World War II M15 WP grenade.
British smoke grenade with various markings, including "Grenade Hand Smoke Screening Training L83A1" designation. The L number ("L" standing for Land Service) [1] or weapon identity number [2] system is a numerical designation system used for the type classification of British Army weapons and related stores.
The Prince of Wales threw smoke grenades as he took the gunner position in an armoured vehicle while taking part in a simulated attack on an enemy position. William sat inside the infantry ...
S4FH (M23A1 Rifle Grenade, Smoke Streamer, Green) S4FHA = 10 × M23A1 Rifle Grenades in fiberboard tubes in wooden crate. Comes with 3 Launcher Positioning Clips and an M13 Grenade Launcher Assortment metal ammo can (1 × 10-round carton of .30-'06 Grenade Blank M3 and 2 × 5-round packets (10 cartridges) of M7 Grenade Auxiliary Cartridges).
Mexico wants an urgent investigation into how U.S. military-grade weapons are increasingly being found in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, Mexico's top diplomat said Monday. Mexico’s army is ...