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HISTORY :

The M15 (sometimes nicknamed "Willy Pete" for White Phosphorous) was a white phosphorous smoke grenade that was used by the United States during WW2.

Each M15 contained 425 grams of white phosphorous with the burn time of about 60 seconds at the very high temperature of over 2,600 degrees Celsius. The typical soldier could throw the grenade at the range of about 30 meters, and the grenade's damage radius was about 9 meters. The delay time for the typical M6 or M206 fuses was about 4.5 seconds.

M15 were intended to be screening weapons, hiding infantry movements with the dense smoke generated by the white phosphorous content, but they were also often used as an extremely effective weapon against enemy infantrymen. In this anti-infantry role, they were notably used in great numbers against Japanese bunkers and caves in the Pacific theater of war, either to burn or to drive out the defenders.

About 5,800,000 M15 grenades were produced by Dec 1945.

BODY & FUSE :

The body and fuse of our M15 repros are made of solid resin. Body is full.

On original M15 grenades, body and fuse are 2 separate parts screwed together. Our repros body + fuse are casted in 1 solid piece, for durability and production convenience. Also, we consider it is not necessary to unscrew fuse from body for reenactment purposes. Solidity first!

Markings are painted on the body, indicating the type of grenade, model, lot #, & date of manufacturing.

SPOON :

• long handle with mechanically stamped long ‘Y’ stiffener
• cups over the top of the fuse head
• metal grey colored, or OD (optional)

RING & PIN :

Surprisingly, reproduction rings with correct WW2 specs are very hard to find. So here again, we make our own rings. And they look just perfect!

OVERALL WEIGHT :

Our repro MKIII A1 weights around 400g, vs. 880g for an original one.

ATTENTION :

⚠️ This product is made on demand. Allow 10-15 business days before shipment. For large orders (over 5 items), please allow additional time. There may be additional production delays during sales period, due to high volume of orders. Do not hesitate to contact us to know when your order will be shipped.

⚠️ Please be aware that the spoon, safety pin and ring are not made to be used on real grenades, and do not meet any real weapon safety criteria. These are reproductions for dummy props.

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