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A lachrymatory or tear bottle is a small, narrow-necked vessel or phial found in ancient tombs. They were formerly thought to hold the tears of mourners - whence the name - another theory is that they were perfume bottles.
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The Alsetex Type B is a French tear gas grenade designed to be thrown by hand or fired from a rifle. The Alsetex Type B is persistent emission grenade containing 140 grams of explosive and fitted with a 2.5 second or 6 second in the rifle launched version, delay fuse. The Alsetex Type B releases a liquid which produces an invisible cloud of tear inducing (lachrymatory) gas.
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Cyanogen bromide is a tear gas that was used by all sides during the Great War. Its prime effect is as a lachrymatory agent and irritant, although it is lethal at higher concentrations. It was introduced by the Austrians in September 1916 and subsequently adopted by the British and Italian armies. However it is highly corrosive and decomposes in contact with metal, and is also unstable in storage, losing its effect and becoming inert. Hence its use as a war gas was short, and it was soon replaced by more stable compositions.
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