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| Nebelpatrone | |
|---|---|
 A schematic of components. | |
| Type | Smoke grenade |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Wehrmacht |
| Wars | World War II[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 25 mm (1 in)[1] |
| Warhead | Smoke |
Detonation mechanism | Nose fuze[1] |
TheNebelpatrone or"fog cartridge" in English was a non-lethalsmoke grenade that was developed by Germany and used by theWehrmacht duringWorld War II. The Nebelpatrone was designed to be fired from aKampfpistoleflare gun.
The Nebelpatrone was a rifle grenade that could be fired from the Kampfpistole. The Kampfpistole was arifledsingle-shotbreak action gun and the cartridge wasbreech loaded. The Kampfpistole was a rifled variant of the earlierLeuchtpistole 34. The projectile could be recognized byNEBEL. Z. marking on the base of the cartridge case and could be used for target marking orconcealment. The Nebelpatrone was similar in appearance and construction to high explosive grenades except that it contained a smoke generator instead of explosives. The projectile consists of a light alloycartridge case, apercussion cap in the center of the base, propellant, cylindrical light alloy body, smoke compound, powder charge, andnose fuze. The nose fuze is triggered on impact, igniting the powder charge which ignites and ejects the smoke generator from the body of the grenade.[1]