paul the grenade
Well-Known Member
Hi All.
I got this tatty No81 gren a while ago and finally got it restored. It was full of holes and the base section is a replacement tin can, but as its such a rare gren im not to bothered about it. after filling the holes and a bit of TLC its as good as new.
the top cylinder was filled with white phospherous and the bottom with a conventional slow burn smoke composition. Upon ignition the top would burst creating an instant smoke screen. this would also ignite the bottom can which would then give a steady smoke output for approx 45 seconds.
Cheers, Paul.
I got this tatty No81 gren a while ago and finally got it restored. It was full of holes and the base section is a replacement tin can, but as its such a rare gren im not to bothered about it. after filling the holes and a bit of TLC its as good as new.
the top cylinder was filled with white phospherous and the bottom with a conventional slow burn smoke composition. Upon ignition the top would burst creating an instant smoke screen. this would also ignite the bottom can which would then give a steady smoke output for approx 45 seconds.
Cheers, Paul.