13-040-915

NAME – German N-Stoff Toxic Smoke Grenade

NAME (NATIVE) – N-Stoff Handbomben [N-Substance Hand Bomb]

TYPE – Bursting-type Chemical hand grenade

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1915

LENGTH – 15.6 cm (6.14 in) with Brennzünder 15 igniter

WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 10 cm (3.94 in)

WEIGHT – 0.90 kg (2 lb)

EFFECT – Spreads N-Stoff (Chlorosulfonic acid) into a dense white cloud of toxic smoke

BURST RADIUS – 40 to 50 m (44 to 55 yards)

FUSE TYPE – Brennzünder 15 Pull–type friction

FUSE INITIATION – Wire pull

FUSE DELAY – 5 seconds,

FILLER – N-Stoff – Chlorosulfonic acid

FILLER WEIGHT – 0.625 kg (1 lb 6 oz)

AVERAGE RANGE – 22 m (24 yards)

COLOR CODE – Black painted sphere

MARKINGS – “Nebel” painted in white on body

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Imperial German military

     This gas grenade had a spherical body lined with lead in order to resist the corrosive effects of the filler.