French Grenade Guide

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Photos are not sized in relation to each other.

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.

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

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

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Mle. 1847 with Mle. 1849 fuze	Mle. 1847 with Mle. 1876 fuze.	Lamarre Mle 1877Illumination

Cast iron Illumination	Mle 1847 with Mle 1882 fuze

Model 1914	Besozzi	Petard for Barbed wire destruction

F1 with Mle. 1915 Percussion fuze	Bertrand Mle. 1915	F2 Mle. 1915

P1 Mle. 1915	P2 Mle. 1915	P3 Mle. 1915

Illumination	Prototype F15 Rifle grenade

CF 1916 with 1st Model cap	CF 1916 with 2nd Model cap	Gas Mle. 1916

F1 with Mle. 1916 Percussion fuze	F1 with Mle. 1916 Billant fuze	F1 with Billiant Mle 1916 Type 2

AB Mle. 1916 Smoke and incendiary	OF with M1916 Billant fuze	Vivien Bessiere

Incendiary and Smoke Mle.1916	Mle. 1916 Incendiary	VB Message

DF Mle 1917 Hand or Rifle

Anti-Tank, Mle 1918	F1 with Bourny No. 2 Mle. 1918 fuze	OF with Brandt 1918 fuze

OF with M1924 fuze (May be Belgian)	VB Illumination	OF30







F1 with M1935 fuze	OF with M1935 fuze	Incendiary with M1935 fuze

		Unknown

DF 37/46	DF 37/46 inert	DF 37/46 inert

DFx 37/46	DF 37/46 with F5 fuze	DF 34/46 with F11 fuze

OF 37 with M1935 fuze	OF 37 Practice	OFX 37 Practice

OF 37 fitted with F3 fuze	OF 37 with F5 fuze	LU213

XF1 Practice	XF1 with F4 Fuze	XF1 with F6A fuze

GR MA FUM 53/58	GR MA FUM 56 with BA35 fuze	GR MA FUM 56 with F12 fuze

GR FUM 62

GR MA FC F1 Smoke with pressure fuze	GR MA FUM COL F2	GR MA FC F2 with F12 fuze

GR MA FC F5 with F8 fuze	GR MA FC F5 with F12 fuze	Smoke Pot, F1

GR FUM F3	GR FL MA FUM CM6	Smoke Signal, Air force

GR FUM

AT Rifle Grenade, 73 mm, Mle 50, Inert	AP Rifle Grenade, 34 mm, Mle 52, Practice	AP/AV Rifle Grenade, 40 mm, Mle 56, Practice

Illumination Rifle Grenade, Mle 52	Illumination Rifle Grenade, 40 mm, Mle 56

AP/AV Rifle grenade, 40 mm, Mle F1	AT rifle grenade, 65 mm, Mle F1, Inert	Rifle grenade, Practice, Smoke 40/56

GR LAC 51	GR LAC 59 CB	GR LAC 64 CB

GR LAC F1 CB	GR LAC F2 CS

GR FL MA LAC F4 CB		GR LAC PLMP 7B

GR OF 59 Phosphorous

ALSETEX STUN	GR MA ASSOUR TYPE 46	GR MA AVE TYPE 241

GR MA EX Mle. 1957

Experimental OF	Experimental OF Mle. B