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| HANDBOOK OF ENEMY AMMUNITION |
| PAMPHLET No. 11 |
| GERMAN MINES, GRENADES, GUN AMMUNITION AND MORTAR AMMUNITION |
| GERMAN SMOKE BOX NO. 9 FOR H.E. SHELL |
| (Rauchentwickler Nr. 9) |
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The box consists of a bakelized cardboard cylindrical container 2.3 inches long and 1.4 inches in diameter with a closing cap of plastic. The composition weighs 85.82 grams and consists of:– |
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Red phosphorus |
82.3 per cent |
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Paraffin wax |
12.2 per cent |
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Magnesium phosphates |
5.5 per cent |
| This box examined bore no markings. |