Filling: Red Dye-ortho methoxy phenylazo B-naphthol, 55 percent; potassium chlorate, 20 percent; lactose, 10 percent.

DESCRIPTION. This signal is included as an example of many German colored smoke sig-nals. (See fig. 296.) It is cardboard cylinder with a  cardboard pull tape lid at the fuze end and a glued-in cardboard disk with an emission hole at the other end. The whole sig-nal is wrapped in red paraffined paper upon which the name and instructions are printed. Beneath the pull tape lid is a cardboard striker ring, one half the top side of which is coa-ted with a red phosphorus abrasive mix. A paper wad separates this and the match head. Beneath the match head is a cardboard inner cover and a wire screen. A perforated me-tal cylinder containing the quickmatch sheath is partitioned in the middle by a cardboard disk which is impregnated with gunpowder and has two diametrically opposite holes in it. At the emission end is another wire screen and the cardboard disk with a tissue paper covered emission hole.

OPERATION. By striking the striker ring on then match head the quickmatch is ignited. This burns its entire length and ignites the gun powder disk which is in direct contact with the inflammable smoke mixture. Smoke is then emitted at both ends of the cylinder. The signal may be placed or thrown.

REMARKS. German smoke signals numbers 350, 160, and 80 which are orange, are ana-lougous to this signal but differ in some respects. There are also similar signals in yellow and violet.

Figure 296 – Red Smoke Signal Hand Grenade