Markings

Marking	Grenade	Manufacturer	Notes
	No. 5 Mk. I	Phillips & Co.	Birmingham
	No. 5 Mk. I	Dover Ltd.	Northhampton
"DS" (over) "S", "66" (on body)	F3 Dummy	David Shearer & Co.	Mannum, South Australia
A&FP	No. 68 Drill	A & F Pears	Isleworth
AM & Co.	No. 36M Mk.I	A. Marston & Co.	Wolverhampton
ALLEN WEST or AW&Co or AWCo	No. 5 Mk. I	Allen West & Co.	Brighton
AP.DP and a large Z	No. 36M Mk. I
AP		Astra Pyrotechnics	Kent
APX	Grenades	Royal Ordnance Factories
AW	No. 36M Mk. I	Acme Wringers	Glasgow
A.W.O.	Filling WP Grenades	Albright & Wilson, Oldbury	Oldbury
A.W.S.	Filling WP Grenades	Albright & Wilson, Stourport	Stourport
BBC	No. 36	British Bath Co.	Greenford
B & D	No. 5	Brooks & Doxey	Manchester
Barber & Sons Ltd	No. 5	Barber & Sons Ltd	West Bromwich
BEC LD`	No. 5	Birmingham Engineering Co. Ld	Birmingham
BGL	No. 5 Mk. I	Birmingham Guild Ltd.	Birmingham
B&G LD	No. 36M Mk. I	Brown & Green Ltd	Luton
B LD	No. 5, No. 16	Bullers Ltd	Tipton, Staffordshire
BRYANT	No. 5	Bryant & Sons	Birmingham
Burman & Sons	No. 5	Burman & Sons	Birmingham
BW LTD	No. 3, No. 24	Bowden Wire	London
BS or HBS	Grenades	Royal Ordnance Bishopton	Strathclyde, Scotland
B.S.		British United Shoe Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
C (on body) Chatco (on safety lever)	No. 36M Mk. I	Chatham Co.	Chatham Ont. Canada
CC	No. 36M Mk. I	Carron Company	Falkirk, Scotland
CEW	No. 36M Mk.I	Central Engineering Works	South African
CIL	No. 83 Mk. 2 (C2A1)	Canadian Industries Limited	Canadian
CMCo or CALTHORPE MOTOR CO (1912) LTD	No. 5 Mk. I	Calthorpe Motor Co. (1912) Ltd.	Birmingham
CPP in triangle	No 63 Mk. I	Colton, Palmer, & Preston	Adelaide, South Australia
CW	No. 69 Mk. I	Cook & Williams	Victoria, Australia
CY	Grenades	Royal Ordnance Factory, Chorley	Chorley, Lancashire
D & B	No. 36 Mk. I, No. 23 Mk.III	Dobson & Barlow Ltd.	Bolton, Lancashire
DCC	No. 77	Dominion Can Co.	Melbourne, Australia
DFC or DFCo	No. 5 Mk. I	Dudley Foundry Co.
DLR	No. 69 Mk. I	Thomas De La Rue	London
D&M or DAVIS & MAWSON	No. 5, No. 34	Davis & Mawson	Birmingham
EECo	No. 36 baseplugs	English Electric Co.
E & S	No. 1, No. 3, No. 19, No. 20	Edison & Swan Ltd. Edison & Swan United Electric Light Co. Ltd.
EAR &Co or E A RADNALL & CO	No. 5 Mk. I	E.A. Radnall & Co.	Birmingham
Elmbank Foundry	No. 5 Mk. I	Elmbank Foundry	. Glasgow, Scotland
ESH&S	No. 5, No. 23, No. 36	E.S. Hindley & Sons	Bourton, Dorset
ETAS	No. 36 Mk. I
ET&SW	No. 23, No. 36	E. Tonks & Sons Willenhall	Willenhall, Staffordshire
FALCO or FICL or FALKIRK	No. 5 Mk. I	Falkirk Iron Co. Ltd.	Scotland
FARRER	No. 23 Mk.II	William E Farrer Ltd	Birmingham
FB		Fallows & Bates	Manchester
FLH	No. 36M Mk. I	F. L. Hudson & Co.	Brisbane, Australia
FPL	40mm Grenades
FREMO	No. 5 Mk. I	Frederick Mountford (Birmingham) Ltd.	Birmingham
FW	No. 36M Mk. I	Frost & Woods	Canadian
F & S		Forrest & Sym	Manchester
G	No. 36M Mk. I	Galt Metal Industries	Ontario Canada
G & Co.	No. 5 Mk. I
GD	Grenades	Royal Ordnance Factory, Glascoed.
GE	No.36M Mk. I	Greenwood Engineering	London
GE		George Edmunds Ltd	Birmingham
G.H. & Co.	No. 5. No. 19, No. 35, No. 36	Geo. Hopkins & Co.
GTL	No. 3, No. 20, No. 68 Mk.II, No. 68 Mk. III	Gestetner Ltd. London	London
G&ML	No. 36	Glover & Mail Ltd.
H & W	Pyrotechnic Grenades	Haley & Weller Ltd.
H&B Ltd		Howard & Bullough Ltd.	Accrington
HINKS	No. 1, No. 5 Mk. I	Jas. Hinks & Son Ltd.	Birmingham
H. HOPE & SONS	No. 5 Mk. I	H. Hope & Sons
HSC	No. 5 Mk. I
H&TV or H & T VAUGHAN	No. 5	H & T Vaughan	Willenhall, Staffordshire
IVI	C8, C11	Industries Valcartier Inc.)	Canadian
J.A.P. or J.A. Phillips		Phillips & Co.	Birmingham
J.A.S & S. Ld	No. 36M Mk. I	James Allen Senior & Sons	Glasgow
J.G.	No. 5 Mk. I	James Gibbons	Wolverhampton
JCCo or James Cycles Birmingham	No. 5 Mk. I	James Cycle Co. Ltd.	Birmingham
JHW	No. 36M Mk. I	John Harper, Willenhall	Willenhall, Staffordshire
JL & Co.	No. 5 Mk. I
JMD & S L	No. 5 Mk. I, No. 36 Mk. I	J.M. Doughty & Sons Ltd.	London
JP&S	No. 36M Mk.I	Joseph Parkes & Sons	Willenhall, Staffordshire
JWG	No. 36 Mk. I
K (with dot in each opening of the K)	No. 5, No. 23, No. 36	A Kenrick & Sons West Bromwich
LEGGE		J Legge & Co. Ltd	Willenhall
MAP	No. 5 Mk. I
MB	No. 23	Moore Bros Ltd	Birmingham
M.B. Co	No. 73 AT	Metal Box Co.
M & C	No. 5 Mk. I
MDS & Co.	No. 5 Mk. I
MF (Joined) or R&AM	No. 36	R & A Main	Falkirk Scotland
MGM	No. 36	Metropolitan Gas Meter Co.	London & Nottingham
M&LCCo Ltd Gy	No. 5	Munitions & Light Castings Ltd	Grimsby
M or M & Co.	No. 5, No. 22, No. 23 No. 36M Mk. I	Morum & Co. London	London
MOORWOOD'S	No. 5 Mk. I	Moorwoods Co.
MOTOR EQUIPMENT	No. 5 Mk. I	Motor Equipment Co.	Birmingham
M & P	No. 22, No. 23, No. 36 Mk. I	May & Padmore
MP	No. 36M Mk. I	Mason & Porter	Mt. Wellington, Auckland NZ
M&S or MESSENGER & SONS	No. 5 Mk. I	Messenger & Sons	Birmingham
M.M. Co.	No. 5 Mk. I	Mills Munitions Company Mills Manufacturing Company	Birmingham
MB	No. 5 Mk. I	Moore Bros. Ltd.
1 M.B		Metal box Co	Atkin’s Branch. (F. Atkins & Co., Ltd), Hull
2 M.B		Metal box Co	Robinson branch, Hull
3 M.B		Metal box Co	Barclay & Fry. (Printing works), London . SE1
4 M.B		Metal box Co	Portslade Factory
5 M.B		Metal box Co	E. C. Barlow & Sons, Hackney, London
6 M.B		Metal box Co	Barringer Wallis & Manners Mansfield, Notts
9 M.B		Metal box Co	Manchester Factory
10 M.B		Metal box Co	Henry Grant, Boutle, Bermondsey, SE1
11 M.B		Metal box Co	Hodgsons, Newcastle
12 M.B		Metal box Co	Hudsons, Scott & Sons, Carlisle (Milk can) factory
13 M.B		Metal box Co	(E. C. Barlow & Sons. Palmers Green Factory.), London
14 M.B		Metal box Co	G. H.Williamsons. Worcester
15 M.B		Metal box Co	West Glamorgan , Clydbech
16 M.B		Metal box Co	Cork Eire
30 M.B		Metal box Co	Neath Factory. Neath
MF		Munitions Footscray (later Australian Defence Industries)
MY		Munitions filling Factory, St. Marys (later Australian Defence Industries)	NSW Australia
N-AIR	No. 69 Mk.I	Airzone	Sydney, New South Wales
NIC	Smoke grenades	Wallop Industries	NIC might be NICO sold through Wallop
nPz	No. 36M	New Zealand Railway Workshop	Palmerston North, New Zealand
O.M. Co.	No. 36 Centre piece	Oriture Manufacturing Co.
Pains Wessex or PW	L36A1, L38A1,	Pains Wessex Ltd.
PB & Co.	No. 23 Mk. I
PDL with a V centred under the D	No, 36M baseplug		Believed to be New Zealand manufacture
PE	No. 70 Mk. III	Peebles Co. Ltd.	Glasgow.
PDC	No. 68/I Drill No. 68 Mk. III	Patent Die Castings Co Ltd.	Greenford, Middlesex
PERFECTA	No. 5 Mk. I
PF		Pheonix Foundry	South Africa
POF	No. 36M Mk.I	Pakistan Ordnance Factory	Wah Cantt Pakistan
PR & CO	No. 5 Mk. I
PSC	No. 34 Mk. III, No. 36	Parkinson Stone Co. Ltd.
Q	No. 36 Mk. I	Qualcast	Derby
REL in an oval	No. 36M Mk. I	Revo Electric Co.	Birmingham
RFC Ld	No. 5 Mk. I
RBD	No. 36M Mk. I & No. 68AT	R.B. Davies & Co.	Victoria, Australia, & Sydney, New South Wales
REVO	No 23, 36	Revo Electric Co Ltd	Tipton, St
RING-GRIP	No. 69 Mk. I	Ring Grip Company	Adelaide, Southern Australia
RIVERBANK	No. 5 dummy
RL	No. 1 Mk. III	Royal Laboratories Woolwich
ROF(P)	No 36	Royal Ordnance	Patricroft
RONEO	No 23, 5	Roneo Ltd	London
ROSCO	No. 75 Mk. 2	Roofers Supply Co	Toronto Ont. Canada
S (in circle)	No. 69 Mk. I	Joseph Stokes Rubber Co	Ontario, Canada
S
S.B. & Co.	No. 5 Mk. I	Seimens Bros. And Company
Schermuly	Smoke pot 3 minute	Pains Wessex Ltd.
SDR		Strebor Die-Casting Co Ltd	Manchester
SGB	No. 5 Mk. I
SQ	Grenades	Brocks Explosives Ltd	Sandquhar, Scotland
S.W. With """"" above letters or SWN	No. 68 Mk. VI, No. 75 Mk.I	Royal Ordnance Factory	Swynnerton
TA & S	No. 16, No. 36 Mk. I	T. Adshead & Sons Worcestershire	Dudley Worcestershire
TH Ld	No. 36 Mk. I	Thorpe Arch
TG & C. or TGAC	No. 36M Mk. I	Thomas Glover & Co
T&S	No. 5 Mk. I	Tweedales & Smalley	Castleton
Two woodscrews forming the uprights of an "H" and a smaller screw forming the crosspiece, above the bar is the character "&" and below the bar "Co". Or HAWKINS & CO LTD BIRMINGHAM	No. 5 Mk. I	Hawkins & Co. Ltd.
UCC	No. 75 Mk. I, Mk. 5 AT Mines	Union Can Co.	Melbourne, Australia
VADIS	No. 36M Mk. I	Davis & Brocklesbury	Manchester
VML		Vickers Marine Limited
VONO	No. 23 Mk. III
VP Ld or VP Ltd LONDON	No. 5 Mk. I	Vickerys Patents Ltd.	Devonshire Grove, London SE
W & Co.	No. 36 Mk. I
	No. 36M Mk. I	Walsall Ltd.
WA & Co	No. 5 Mk. I	Wm Ayrton & Co.	Manchester
WB	No. 5 Mk. I	Westinghouse Brake Co. Ltd.
WE Co. Ltd	No. 20 Mk. I	Western Electric Co Ltd	London
WEB or WEB LTD	No 5, 23, 36	WE Blake Ltd	London
WSB	No. 5 Mk. I	W Smith Engineering & Bros Ltd	Manchester
WS&S	No 16, 19, 20, 24, 35	William Suckling & Sons	Birmingham
WW&S Ltd	No. 5 Mk. I
Shape of a hand (Red hand of Ulster)	No 5 Mk. I	Barbour Mills Foundry	Comber, County Down, NI

Color or Marking	Meaning	Notes
Olive green body	Normally used for operational purposes (camoflage). Can be found on HE, Antitank, Smoke or any other types.	Normally with yellow markings for HE
Grey body	In early grenades (WWI) indicated a filled grenade, thereafter indicates a chemical grenade, smoke, gas, phosphorous, incendiary	Old markings
Light Red body	Incendiary grenade	New marking
Black body	Offensive grenade, early training grenades, may indicate armour defeating ammunition	Offensive grenades have yellow label or yellow markings
Yellow	HE filled grenade, Fragmentation, Offensive, antitank Also used for markings and bands indicating an HE filling	Old marking
Blue body	Practice grenade	May have white markings
White or unpainted	Illumination grenade	May have black markings
Bronze, gold, or brass	Indicates completely inert ammunition	May have black markings
Brown	Indicates a low explosive filler	Normally a brown band around the item
Violet	Indicates an incapacitating agent filler,	Markings and bands
Dark Green	Indicates a toxic chemical agent filler	Normally markings and band
Dark Red	Identifies Riot control munition	Normally used for markings and bands
Light green body	Colored smoke grenade, white phosphorous grenade, HC smoke grenade
Black tip on safety lever	Indicates a safety lever that has been recovered from a grenade range and reused.

Marking	Grenade	Manufacturer	Notes
A (body)	Mk IIA1
AF	Mk IIA1	American Fireworks Co.	New Jersey
AKT		Action Manufacturing
AMR	M227 fuze	Amram Mfg. Corp	Vineland NJ
AR	Mk. II
BII	M204 fuzes	Bradar Industries Inc.	New Hyde Park, NY
BWD	M201A1 fuze	Brunswick Corp Defense Products,	Lincoln NE
BWG	M213 fuzes	Brunswick Corp Tech Products	Sugar Grove, VA
C	Mk. II body	Crane	Burns City
CME	Chemical Grenades	Camden Mfg Co.	Camden AR
COL		Colt Firearms, Pyrodynamics Operation	Atglen, PA
EA	Tear gas and Chemical grenades	Edgewood Arsenal,	Edgewood MD
EK		Eastman Kodak
FDL	M201A1 fuzes	Federal Labs	Saltzberg, PA
FL	M10A2 fuze
GOI	M213 Fuzes	Gerhart-Owens Industries	Fort Worth, Texas
HA or HAW	M18	Hawthorne Naval Ammo Depot	Hawthorne, NV
HRV	M204 Series fuzes	Harvelle-Kilgore Corp	Bolivar, TN
IOP	M204 and M205 series fuze mechanisms	Iowa Ordnance Plant	Burlington Iowa
JA	M26, M67	Joliet Army Ammo Plant	Joliet IL
K (in circle)	M10A2 fuze	Eastman-Kodak
L (in a diamond)	Mk. II body	Littlestown Foundry and Hardware	Littlestown, Pennsylvania
LNX	M213 Fuzes	Lynx Incorporated	Elkton MD
LOP	M26 series	Louisiana Ordnance Plant,	Shreveport LA
LOW	M26 series, Flares	Longhorn Ordnance Works,	Marshall TX
LS	M26, M30, M33, M61, M67	Lone Star Ordnance Plant,	Texarkana TX
MA	M26, M67	Milan Army Ammo Plant	Milan, TN
MAI	Fuzes	Maryland Assemblies Inc.,	Perry FL
MDC	M1A1 adapters	Dynamic Corporation of America, Massa Division,	Hingham, MA
MEI	Fuzes	Martin Electric Inc.	Perry FL
MSO	Chemical Grenades	Maxson Elec Corp.	Macon, GA
N (body)	Mk. II (WWI vintage)
NC	T2E1 and M2A1 adapters	New Cumberland Army Depot,	New Cumberland PA
NCI	M25 series	Northrop Carolina Inc.	Ashevill, NC
NFO	M204 series fuzes
NY	M6 series grenades
NYI	M201A1 fuzes
OA	M26 series	Ordnance Associates Inc. South	Pasedena, CA
OPI	M205A2 fuze	Ordnance Products Inc.,	Northeast MD
PA	Mk. III, M26 series, M217 fuzes	Picatinny Arsenal	Dover NJ
PAL	M206A2, M213 fuzes	Penguin Associates Inc,	Parkesburg, PA
PB or PBA	Chemical grenades	Pine Bluff Arsenal,	Little Rock AR
PMC		Practical Mfg Company	Hopkins, MN
RFX	M21, M30	Richmond Foundry & Mfg. Co. Inc.	Richmond VA
RMA	M34	Rocky Mountain Arsenal,	Denver CO
RPB	AN-M14
SF	M25 series
S on its side inside an oval	Mk. IIA1 body
Shamrock with small C inside	M200A1 fuze	Continental Can Company
SWP	AN-M8, M18, M7 series	Smith and Wesson Pyrotechnics	Jefferson OH
TAC	AN-M8, M18	Talley Industries Inc.	Mesa AZ
TE	M10A3 fuze
UAMCO	M200A1 fuze	Universal Automatic Machine Co.	Marshall TX
UCH	Mk. 1 illum	United Chemical Corp.	Lancaster PA
UNV or UMO	AN-M8, M18	Universal Match Corp.	Phoenix AZ
UOD	M1A2 adapters	Umatilla Ordnance Depot	Hermiston, OR
WE (body)	Mk. II (WWII vintage)	Weber Engine
WAD	M1A2 adapters

There are certain codes on French grenades that give the type of grenade, used in conjunction with color markings it will serve to identify the grenades as to type.

These markings can all be combined to form the designation of the grenade, for example "Gr Fl Fum X 40-F1" can be translated as Rifle grenade, Smoke, Practice 40-F1

Erich has sent some information in on the various colours seen on French DF37 grenades. We have all seen many different colour combinations and wondered what they meant, here is some information to help with French grenades in general. If anyone has corrections or additions, please send them in.

These are markings on Dutch Ammunition, clips, Ammuntion components, and packaging that have been used by Dutch Armed forces from 1945 to 1997.

This is a listing of numerical designations for factories of the Warsaw Pact and affiliated countries. It has not been possible to determine exactly which factories they correspond to, however the countries are listed. Hopefully we will be able add to and confirm these as we go along. Bold factory codes are confirmed to the best of our ability, non bold are not confirmed. There are also non numeric codes to be found although none appear to be Soviet in origin.

Marking	Country	Notes
00	USSR
3	Albania
04	East Germany
05	East Germany
06	East Germany
10	Bulgaria
11	Bulgaria
17	USSR
22	Bulgaria
31	China
32	China
33	Bulgaria	Arcus Co.
34	China
38	USSR
038	USSR
55	USSR
58	Bulgaria	Voroshilov
61	Bulgaria
70	USSR
74	USSR
80	USSR
089	USSR
109	North Korea
116	USSR
135	USSR
142	China
184	USSR
186	USSR
200	USSR
206	USSR
213	USSR
218	North Korea
233	Bulgaria	Kostenets
239	North Korea
253	North Korea
254	USSR
283	USSR
334	USSR
335	USSR
343	Poland
348	USSR
349	USSR
350	USSR
354	Poland
367	USSR
368	China
373	Poland
386	USSR	Novosibirsk
406	USSR
424	Romania
453	Romania	Mechanical Plant MIJA Branch of Romarm
456	Romania
459	Romania
507	USSR
509	USSR
527	USSR
583	USSR
632	China
650	China
652	China
707	USSR
932	China
996	China
5518	China
AM	North Korea
AT	North Korea
irv	Czechoslovakia
FTM	Hungary
HTI	Hungary
NIKE	Hungary
PFA	Poland

Country	Marking	Manufacturer
Argentina	FLB	Fabrica Militar de armas Portatiles, Buenos Aires
Argentina	FM	Frabricaciones Militares
Austria	ARGES	Armaturen-Gesellschaft
Austria	SMI	Sudsteirische Metallindustrie, GmbH
Belgium	ASM	Arsenal Munitions of Belgian Defense
Belgium	FN	Fabrique Nationale de Herstal
Belgium	MA, MPA	Mecar S.A.
Belgium	MCR	Mecar S.A. Nivelles
Belgium	PRB	Poudreries Réunies Belges
Belgium	SAP
Brazil	CEV	CIA De Explosivos Valparaiba Rio de Janeiro
Brazil	ENGESA	Engenheiros Especializados Barueri
Chile	CARDOEN	Cardoen SA
China	Upside down "V" with solid black triangle inside
Czechoslovakia	Irv
Danish	FKF	Forsvarets Krigsmaterial Forvalning

France	ARS	Atelier de Construction de Rennes
France	ECP	Ecole Centrale de Pyrotechnie de Bourges
France	LU, LUL	Ets. Luchaire S.A., La Chapelle, St. Ursin
France	LXT	Societe E. Lacroix
France	MEC
France	PB	Societe des Acrieres de Pompey
France	RMS	Ruggieri Technologie Mazares
France	RYN	Etablissements Rey a Nimes
France	SAE	SAE Alsetex, Paris
France	SERAT	Societe d'Etudes de Realisations et d'Applications Techniques
France	SIM
France	SM
France	STRIM	Societe Technique de Recherches Industrielles et Mecaniques
France	TNP	Societe des Artifices Titan
Greece	ELV	Elviemek S.A.
Hungary	FTM
Hungary	HTI	Hungary M.O.D. Institute for Military Technology
India	ODR
Israel	IMI	Israel Military Industries
Israel	ISPRA	Israel Product Research Co. Ltd.
Italy	Breda	Breda Meccanica Bresciana
Italy	MISAR	MISAR SpA Brescia
Italy	OTO	Oto Melara SpA La Apenzia
Italy	SAPRI	Societa Appareechiature Preduzione Rappresentanze Implanti
Italy	SRCM	Societa Romana Di Costruzione Meccaniche
Italy	VS	Valsella Meccanotecnica Spa
Malaysia	SME	Sharikat Malaysia Explosives
Netherlands	AI	Artillerie Inrichtingen Zaandam (became EMZ)
Netherlands	EMZ	Eurometal Zaandam
Netherlands	FL	N.V. Franerex Laboreerfabriek, Hoogerheide
Netherlands	JNS	J.N. Schuurmans, Leeuwarden
Netherlands	MIR	Military Renovation Unit (up to 1956)
Netherlands	MRP	Military Renovation Unit (After 1956)
Netherlands	NWM	Nederlandse Wapen & Munitiefabriken de Kruithoorn
Netherlands	PTR	N.V. Pyrotechniek Rotterdam-Hoek van Holland
Peru	SIMA	Sima Cefar
Philippines	CRESER	Creative Self Reliance Enterprise Inc.
Poland	PFA	National Armaments Factory
Portugal	FAB
Portugal	FNM	Fabrica Nacional de Municoes de Armes Ligeiras
Portugal	SPE	Sociedade Portuguesa de Explosivos, SA
Portugal	TY	Sociedade Portuguesa de Explosivo
Singapore	CHF, CIS, EJA, DHG, FHG, FHJ	Chartered Industries
South Korea	DY
South Korea	EC or ECY	Korea Explosives Co.
South Korea	HA
Spain	EA	Expal
Spain	ECIA	Esperanza y Cía
Spain	EXPAL	Explosivos Alaveses, SA
Spain	Instalaza	Instalaza SA Zaragoza
Spain	ORAMIL, PO	Plastics Oramil, SA
Switzerland	HS	Hispano Suiza
Switzerland	MFA	Eidgenossische Munitionsfabrik Altdorf
Switzerland	SM	Schweizerische Munitionsunternehmung AG
Turkey	MKE	Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurmu
Turkey	MKEK	Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurmu
Yugoslavia	DD	Đuro Đaković , town of Đakovo in Croatia
Yugoslavia	SRB	Slavko Rodic, Bugojno
Yugoslavia	KV (cyrillic marking)	KRUŠIK VALJEVO in Serbia
Yugoslavia	SC

Color or marking	Meaning	Notes
Red band	Filled grenade, HE, White Phosphorous, doesn't matter what the filling is, the grenade is (or was) live.
Band of Red "X's"	Grenade is filled and sealed for use in tropical (moist) climates
Bronze painted body	Indicates a drill grenade	Canada, Australia
Dark Blue body	Indicates a drill grenade
Light Blue body	Indicates a practice grenade, markings in white.
Body zinc coated, no paint	Indicates a practice or drill grenade
White body	Indicates the grenade is an unfilled practice or drill grenade
Light green body	Smoke grenade
Green band	Grenade is filled with Baratol, TNT, Trotyl, or Amatol
Pink band	Grenade is filled with Ammonal or Alumatol
Ring of alternating "X's" and Dashes X-X-X-X-X	Indicates the filling of the item is limited to one year from date of receipt in hot climates
Hatched Red ring / / / / / / / / / /	Indicates suitability in temperate climates only.
Orange band	Used on Canadian drill grenades to make the item more visible and easier to find underwater. Found on some Drill No. 36M grenades.
"Z" marked on components of a grenade.	This means the particular component is made of Zinc. Most often found on components of the No. 36M Mk. I grenade, baseplugs, filling plugs, and centre pieces. Likely so marked due to the easy corrosion of Zinc.
"XR" marked on the safety lever.	Australian, XR marked on the safety lever of a grenade means that the grenade has been X Rayed after assembly to ensure that the fuze components are in the correct locations. A quality inspection to ensure safety.

ABC	8	124
Manufacturers ID Symbol	Interfix Number	Serial Number

AMC	75	D	018	124	B
Manufacturers ID Symbol	Year of Manufacture	Single digit for Month of Manufacture	Lot interfix number	Lot Sequence number	Ammunition Lot suffix

Marking	Meaning	Notes
Broken white band	A smoke munition
Marked Nb	Smoke	Normally stenciled in white
K	"Kalt" Meaning for Cold climates	Marked on the head

Marking	Grenade	Manufacturer	Notes
BCK or BUCK	Pyrotechnic Grenades	BUCK Chemisch- Technische Werke
BKF	M1917 Rifle grenade
CKL	Eihandgranate 1917
DAG	Grenades	Dynamit Noble Aktiengesellschaft
DM		Diehl Munitionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
DN	Grenades	Diehl GmbH & Co.
F2	Eierhandgranate 1917
IRL	Grenades
LK	Grenades
NIC	Grenades	NICO Pyrotechnik Hanns-Jurgen Diederirchs GmbH & Co.
NNG	M1917 Rifle grenade
RF Cb	Eierhandgranate 1917
GRG	M1917 Rifle grenade
F	M1913 Kugel
BPD	Sthgr 39

Code	Meaning	Location
Gr Ma	Hand grenade	In designation
Gr Fl	Rifle grenade	In designation
Of	Offensive	In designation, eg. "Gr Ma Of 37"
Df	Defensive	In designation, eg "Gr Ma Df 37/46"
PH	Phosphorous	in circle on body
Fum	Smoke	In designation eg. "Gr Ma Fum 56"
X	Practice	In designation, eg "Gr Ma Of X 37"
Lac	Gas (lachrymatory)	In designation eg. "Gr Ma Lac 59"
AP	Anti personnel
AC	Anti tank	In designation, eg "Gr Fl AC 65-61"
AP-AV	Anti personnel anti vehicle	In designation, eg "Gr Fl AP-AV 40-F1"
Inertes	Inert

Colour of Top	Colour of Bottom	Colour of Markings	Description
Yellow	Red	Black	Explosive- Schneiderite
Yellow	Yellow	Black	Explosive- Tolite
Green	Green	Yellow	Explosive- Tolite
Black	Blue	Black	Exercise Grenade, filling Black Powder
Blue	Blue	White	Exercise grenade, Filling Black Powder
Blue	Blue	Yellow	Exercise grenade, Filling Black Powder
White	White	Blue	Training, no filling
Orange	Orange	Black	Training, no filling

Marking	Manufacturer
AI	Staatsbedrijf Artillerie Inrichtingen
AJK	A.J. Kat
AK	A.J. Kat
BRV	Brabantia B.V
BW	Bewapeningswerkplaats der Marine (Navy)
DML	Directoraat Materieel Landmacht (Army)
DR	Diepenbroek & Reigers N.V.
DT	N.V. Koninklijke Metaalwarenfabriek v/h/ J. Daalderop
DVM	Depot Vliegtuig Materieel ( Airforce)
EMZ	Eurometaal N.V. Hembrug-Zaandam
FL	N.V. Franerex Laboreerfabriek
H	N.V. Hollandia Amsterdam
HD	N.V. Hollandia Amsterdam
HL	N.V. Hollandia Amsterdam
HSN	Hispano Suiza Nederland
JHB	J.H. Buitendijk B.V.
JNS	J.N. Schuurman
JNS	JNS Pyrotechniek B.V.
KNSF	N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandse Springstoffen fabriek
M	Muiden Chemie B.V.
MB	Munitiebedrijf van de Bewapeningswerkplaatsen der Marine (Navy)
MBZ	Maurik & Bal
MC	Muiden Chemie B.V
MCI	Muiden Chemie International B.V.
MFT	Metaalwarenfabriek Tilburg B.V.
MGDM	Munitie Grondstoffen en Doorvoer Magazijn (Army)
MIR	Munitie Inspectie en Reparatiedienst (Army)
MOD	Munite Onderzoek Dienst (Army)
MRC	Munitie Renovatie Compagnie (Army)
MRP	Munitie Renovatie Peloton (Army)
MTW	Munitie technische Werkplaatsen (Navy)
MV	Munitie Verzorging (Navy)
NWM	Nederlandse Wapen en Munitiefabriek "de Kruithoorn"
PAM	Productie Afdeling Munitie (Army)
PGE	Philips Gloeilampenfabriek N.V.
PML	Prins Maurits Laboratorium TNO
PTR	N.V. Pyrotechniek Rotterdam
PUE	Philips Ultrasonische Fabricage Afdeling
PW	Pyrotechnische Werkplaatsen (Navy)
SB	SEWACO-bedrijf der Koninklijke Marine (Navy)
TL	Technisch Laboratorium TNO
VAR	Variabel (= dated variable lots) (Army)
WCA	Wiener & Co N.V.