BOCN Guess what it is

[spotter]

some sort of signal

 

[paul the grenade]

yes. but what kind?

 

[exat808]

A French "Ruggieri" signal cartridge.

 

[paul the grenade]

Not a not a cartridge but it is French.

 

[Yodamaster]

"40 mm artifice signal M59" rifle grenade


Yoda

 

[siegfreid]

VB signal grenade .

 

[spotter]

No59/60 type rifle grenade

 

[hangarman]

French parachute flare

 

[siegfreid]

I think Paul must be away from his computer . It's a VB signal grenade .

 

[spotter]

hell be away at remembrance with his unit

 

[spotter]

Ok im gonna call this in Pauls absence,,
Siegfreid is correct its a French VB signal grenade
pictures and quote from Pauls website

This grenade would have been launched from a cup discharger using the attached blank. At a high altitude it would eject a burning green star on a parachute for signaling purposes. various flares or signals could be loaded in the tube and would be identified by the tin lid on top.

 

[paul the grenade]

Sorry lads, just back from the remembrance parade. Well done mike. (again)

 

[siegfreid]

Paul . Thanks for that . I trust the Service was AOK ? Please have another go [or Spotter] as I haven't got time at the moment to photograph something .

 

[spotter]

heres another then

 

[hangarman]

162 fuse and a bit of waffle to make up the 10 characters

 

[spotter]

sorry hangerman not a 162

 

[glevum]

Is it a 119 Fuze?

 

[spotter]

oooh close

 

[glevum]

119b fuze then?

 

[spotter]

wrong number