Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Inert Gas CN Chloroacetophenone Grenade with M201A1 Fuze German Holsters This example is completely inert

This example is completely inert and in compliance with the current BATF standards on inert ordnance

which is faint but visible

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

and as such their details varied slightly

for publication

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era Inert Gas CN Chloroacetophenone Grenade with M201A1 Fuze German Holsters This example is completely inertOriginal 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