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GRENADE, INCENDIARY, FRANGIBLE

PURPOSE:

This grenade consists of a glass bottle of inflammable liquid fitted with an igni-ter.

The gummed label on the bottle reads: "Feuergefährlich".

The bottle is made of dark green colored glass and has an overall height of 11.6 in-ches. On diametrically opposite sides of the bottle are two grooves where the two igni-ters are fastened by means of gummed tape. The igniters may be protected by a card-board container or an aluminum tube. In the latter case the bootle usually is a little shor-ter, measuring 10 inches high. The igniters are lighted by means of a scratcher and match head just before the bottle is thrown. The grenade has no exploder and must be broken by impact with the target. The liquid is a mixture of gasoline and a small amount of creosote. The bottle is selead with a cork that is cemented in place.

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