Blendkörper 2H
GERMAN CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL
Part I - GROUND WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION
Section J - CHEMICAL GRENADES

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GRENADE, SMOKE, FRANGIBLE, 1H
Blendkörper 1H
BK 1H

PURPOSE:

This grenade contains a screening smoke mixture which is generated when the grena-de is broken. It is used to petch gaps in large smoke screens or whenever small screen-ing clouds of smoke are needed.

MARKINGS:

The cardboard container has a label marked: "Blendkörper 1H, BK 1H".

DESCRIPTION:

The grenade is a tear drop shaped glass flask sealed at the upper end by drawing out the flask. This end is protected by a cardboard sleeve fixed to the glass with plaster. The grenade contains 10.6 ounces of FM which produces the smoke cloud when the gre-nade is broken. The quality of the smoke cloud depends on the humidity of the atmos-phere.

The overall length of the grenade is 6 inches and its maximum diameter 2.5 inches. The total weight of the grenade is 13.2 ounces. The cardboard container is brown color-ed and hexagonal in cross section.

I–J–1

Grenade, Smoke, Frangible, 1H
Blendkörper 1H
BK 1H

Blendkörper 2H