Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Inert Gas CN Chloroacetophenone Grenade with M201A1 Fuze German Holsters Also reads Motorisierte Artillerie (Motorized

Also reads Motorisierte Artillerie (Motorized Artillery)

was given this plaque some time after the war when they were being distributed

which is faint but visible

and it has a lovely finish

for publication

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Inert Gas CN Chloroacetophenone Grenade with M201A1 Fuze German Holsters Also reads Motorisierte Artillerie (MotorizedOriginal Item. Only One Available. During the Vietnam War, U. S. forces primarily used CS gas (o chlorobenzylidene malononitrile), which had replaced the older agent CN (chloroacetophenone). Both are riot control agents, but CS was considered more potent and less toxic than CN. Chloroacetophenone (CN) was used in Vietnam, though less extensively than CS, primarily by South Vietnamese forces. Like all deactivated ordnance, this grenade is Not Available