The No.76 is a glass smoke/incendiary grenade , developed for the "Northover projector". It could also be used as a handgrenade. The body was filled with a mixture of WP, petrol and rubber. The WP filling would ignite on impact, the petrol and rubber intensified the fire creating a thick white smoke.
Length: 153mm , Diameter: 64mm. Weight: 539gram. Filling: 128cc WP mixture, 21cc water, 110cc petrol and a piece of rubber(89mmx6mm). |
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