The body of this Incendiary grenade was constructed similar to the MkIII offensive grenade. It consisted of a cardboard body with a crimped on tin base and a crimped on die-cast top. The lower half of the body was filled with solid oil, the top half held a thermite charge with an igniting booster. The two fillings were separated by a thin cardboard disc.
Length: 87mm , diameter: 49mm , weight: 340gram. 48 unfuzed grenades were packed in a wooden case, bodies carried a wooden plug. Fuzes were seperately packed in cases of 384pcs. |