Ceramic grenade question

[cerick1450]

Hello

I have owned several ww2 Japanese ceramic grenades, but never have noticed a red or orange band on them. This grenade appears to have a red band around the body, that has faded with time. Is this a designation for type of explosive?
Thanks you in advance for the help..

[JapanX]

Hello
This grenade appears to have a red band around the body, that has faded with time. Is this a designation for type of explosive?

No.
It happens from time to time.

Nice "last ditch" by the way

[Paul G]

It looks to me like the white glaze is just very thin in that area and the underlying brown/red clay is showing through.

PG-

[cerick1450]

I tried to take a better picture of the line. It appears to have been put on with a different glaze before firing. ??

[Rob E.]

I own about 15 of these and I've seen several hundred of them sitting in a huge storage container, none of which were painted/glazed with any bands as you describe.

The more rare ones are found in a specific shade of green and also in black.

Huge bonus for intact fuze.