Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely, unused example of an M18 smoke grenade for the color red. Although it is unused, all contents were removed and the fuse was rendered inert. This example comes mounted to a grenade launcher adapter. All markings are visible and the original paint is retained nicely, making this a wonderful offering!

The smoke grenade is totally inert and is unable to be used as a destructive device. The grenade is in complete compliance per the current BATF standards governing ordnance and is not available for export.

A smoke grenade is a canister-type grenade used as a signaling device, target or landing zone marking device, or as a screening device for unit movements.

Smoke grenades generally emit a far larger amount of smoke than smoke bombs, which are a type of fireworks typically started with an external fuse, rather than a pin and are more complex. Smoke grenades often cost around US$40 compared to smoke bombs, which can often cost just a few cents. The phrase "to smoke", meaning to fake, bluff, or beat around the bush, comes from the military usage of smoke grenades to obscure and conceal movement;[citation needed] similarly, "pop smoke", derived from a common way of ordering the use of smoke grenades, is used as a slang term for quickly leaving a place.

This example is in wonderful condition and retains nearly all of the original green paint and blue stenciling, though there is some heavy oxidation across the grenade itself. Both the grenade canister and the fuse retain full markings and are as follows:

Canister:

M18
SMOKE
RED
MEI-43-20

Fuse:

FUZE M201A1
MEI-5-11

The adapter has no markings. There is also a spring-loaded piece on the middle of the grenade. A wonderful example that comes ready for display.