ID this grenade

[Yodamaster]

Hello all,
can someone help us with the identification of this grenade ?
Under the black tape find we three exhaust holes, probably for the outcoming of the smoke screen.
We have a little idea but not sure, we think it is an Italian M6 Colored Smoke (Teargas ???) Grenade.

Can someone confirm this ?



Yoda

 

[US-Subs]

I have one just like it that I picked up at a show in Arlon, marked for CS or CN. The markings are in French. Just leaving for work, I'll check to see if you've got an answer by tonight.

 

[blu97]

We had this teargas rifle grenade in our inventory, lot number is FNB, Belgium?.

 

[Yodamaster]

Thanks for the inputs, but we have found it in the american TM : ARMY TM | E-9-2-9 ITALIAN GRENADE, HAND/RIFLE, TEAR AGENT (CN OR CS) OR SMOKE, M6.

The only problem is that's a TM from 1998 and is very rudimentary !!!
Should someone have a more accurate technical data or reference of ?

Thanks.


Yoda

 

[Yodamaster]

We had this teargas rifle grenade in our inventory, lot number is FNB, Belgium?.

???????? FNB is the manufacturor's code of Fabrique Nationale de Belgique, Herstal !
Very surprise !!!

"Our" grenade have absolutely no marking and, when we read the US TM, it's normal.
All the markings were on a label placed on the pull ring to secure it.


Yoda

 

[US-Subs]

I'm afraid that mine looks like the south end of a north facing horse, but it should get the idea across. It was the best that I found and I kept it. Hope it helps.

 

[Yodamaster]

I'm afraid that mine looks like the south end of a north facing horse, but it should get the idea across. It was the best that I found and I kept it. Hope it helps.

Thanks for your pics, US-Subs, very interesting that belgian lot number !

Now, other question, looking on the Rx pictures I posted, should it be possible that the inner pot is the pot of the italian M5 teargas grenade ?
http://www.lexpev.nl/grenades/europe/italy/m5teargas.html



Yoda

 

[oktato]

Hi,

Just to confirm US-Subs and blu97's identification, it seems that FN of Belgium and Simad of Italy made a similar range of smoke and tear gas grenades.

The attached photo shows a label from a Belgian M 6-1 Tear Gas and Italian M7 Smoke and Tear Gas Grenades - you can see how similar the labels are.

Your grenade would finish my label off perfectly!

Gary