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Vietnam era smoke grenade?
- Thread starter dano1917
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Grenademan2005
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It could be for the fuze type, but not sure about.
Grenademan2005
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Are you a Nam Vet?
V40
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Dan,
that is a Vietnam Era smoke grenade (INERT). You can tell by the flat top and the rim around the bottom of the grenade, so that it could be used for launching. They all use (The smokes at least do) the same fuze called the M201A1.
The fuze is the standard for these cans; CS, CN, HC, and different color smokes. In more technical terms the fuze ic called the the M201A1; (Type) pyrotechnic delay-igniting, giving it about a .7 to a 2 second delay. Hold onto those types I just have mentioned above and yours. They will be worth a few bucks down the road.
Tom769 you are correct. You did use this type of fuze and can. As long as it emits smoke. I don't think anybody but SOG really cared what type of fuze was in it. SOG used the different fuzes for other reasons. One in usage (rare, but not by their standards) was using the M206A2 to set the claymore off by delay. The'd just screw it into any of the charging holes. Pull the pin when you think the NVA will cross and/or come onto you on the trail and the and you just pull the ring and in 4-4.5 seconds it will set the claymore off.
V40
Mark
"Living Historian for SOG"
that is a Vietnam Era smoke grenade (INERT). You can tell by the flat top and the rim around the bottom of the grenade, so that it could be used for launching. They all use (The smokes at least do) the same fuze called the M201A1.
The fuze is the standard for these cans; CS, CN, HC, and different color smokes. In more technical terms the fuze ic called the the M201A1; (Type) pyrotechnic delay-igniting, giving it about a .7 to a 2 second delay. Hold onto those types I just have mentioned above and yours. They will be worth a few bucks down the road.
Tom769 you are correct. You did use this type of fuze and can. As long as it emits smoke. I don't think anybody but SOG really cared what type of fuze was in it. SOG used the different fuzes for other reasons. One in usage (rare, but not by their standards) was using the M206A2 to set the claymore off by delay. The'd just screw it into any of the charging holes. Pull the pin when you think the NVA will cross and/or come onto you on the trail and the and you just pull the ring and in 4-4.5 seconds it will set the claymore off.
V40
Mark
"Living Historian for SOG"
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