GRENADE, HAND, TEAR, CN, M7 and M7A1
No Image Available Filler and Weight
CN- Pyrotechnic composition,
Body and Overall Weight
,
Color
Blue gray or gray with 1 red band & red markings
Type of Round, DODIC
, 1330-G960
Description:
M7A1. This grenade is a cylindrical thin sheet metal container with four emission holes in the top and one in the bottom. The filler is a mixture of CN, sugar, potassium chlorate, potassium bicarbonate, and a finely divided inert substance (diatomaceous earth). The emission holes are covered with adhesive tape to protect the filling from moisture. filled with CN. The Fuze M201A1 is a pyrotechnic-igniting fuze. M7. This grenade is similar to the M7A1 grenade, except that the M7 grenade has 18 emission holes in the sides and none in the bottom. It also contains less filler and produces about half as much effective CN gas as the M7A1. The grenade operates and functions in the same manner as the M7A1.
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Munition Components:
    Data Source:
    TM 43-0001-29 w/change 11, Ammunition Data Sheets for Grenades, October 1977; TM 3-300, Miscellaneous Chemical Munitions, Mar 50
    Munitions Tech Data Sheet:
    GRENADE-CN-M7A1.pdf
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