7 June 2023 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

14 Sept. 44 Barry. Close up of Chemical (smoke) hand grenade adapted for use on M-1 rifle with M-7 grenade launcher, designed by Maj. Livesey Division Chemical Officer, 106th Inf Div Camp Atterbury, Indiana. 168-05-44-7326' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Barry. 14 September 1944

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[jond41403]

So this would be the predecessor to the M2A1 chemical projection adapter? Looks to me like he's using a regular M1 adapter with four prongs with tape or something to squeeze the prongs to the smoke grenade. Very interesting! I would be afraid it would tumble out as soon as it was launched. They later switched to the M2A1 which had a setback ring to hold the spoon handle down. I noticed the picture is dated 1944 and my M2A1;chemical projection adapter example is dated 1945

[browningautorifle]

Looks to me like he's using a regular M1 adapter

That was what I thought, maybe bent the fingers to the existing shape? The tape to hold...this grenade has a flat bottom and ours were rounded to sit in the frag launcher.

[jond41403]

Yes I believe it is an M1 adapter. Looks like they have even bent the spoon handle on the smoke grenade itself to adapt to the adapter haha