1917 leichte wurfmine SMOKE or GAS

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have this example over 20 years in my dispay first i have 2 of them and sold one
long time ago . have ask some people for determine if it is a smoke or gas ?
is have a skull head stamped in body any opinions ?? THANKS FOR ALL OPINIONS

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[klarkon]

" have ask some people for determine if it is a smoke or gas ? "

It is neither one nor the other. This is "Leichte Übungsmine" for exercise purposes.

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thanks for info but the skull head not also use only for gas
training grenade have also skull head too. ?

[klarkon]

I don't know that the Germans used the skull to designate chemical ammunition . . . .

Some examples of gas and smoke mine :




and here's my one :