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The attached is a British number 34 in section.
I'm considering getting the hacksaw out on an empty inert relic, and making one, and was wondering, what colour would the explosive filling would have been?
Thanks in advance.
Dave.
If it's the same as the "Oval Grenade" described in the 1917 book 'Hand Grenades - A Handbook On Rifle And Hand Grenades - Maj. G. M. Ainslie', then it says it was filled with ammonal. As such the explosive would look dull grey.
I think the picture from the above website is supposed to show an ammonium nitrate/aluminium powder mix, aka AMAL or ANAL (fnarr, fnarr). Ammonal is a mix of TNT, ammonium nitrate, aluminium powder and other stuff (commonly charcoal), which would also have a similar colouration and physcial appearance (aka as a mixed powder).
The hacksaw escaped today and this is my best effort, all parts inert. I'll be interested to see how you do the explosive filling on your cutaway pzgr40.
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