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Stielhandgranate is the German term for "stick hand grenade" and generally refers to a prominent series of World War I and World War II–era German stick grenade designs, distinguished by their long wooden handles, pull cord arming and cylindrical warheads.
The Model 39 "Eihandgranate", M39 or Eierhandgranate 39 ("egg hand grenade") was a German fragmentation hand grenade introduced in 1939 with 84.2 million produced until the end of World War II and thus in fact being more common than the iconic Stielhandgranate of which 75.5 million were produced.
Model 24 Grenade: Hand grenade Weimar Republic: 595 TNT: 170 Friction igniter 1924 Model 39 grenade: Hand grenade Nazi Germany: 230 Donarit - (relatively similar to amatol) 112 Instant, 1, 4.5, 7.5 or 10 second delay 1939 Model 43 Grenade [broken anchor] Hand grenade Nazi Germany: 1943 Molotov cocktail: Hand thrown incendiary weapon: Spain ...
The body of the grenade was cast iron 8 mm (0.31 in) thick, spherical shaped and externally segmented designed to produce between 70 and 80 fragments. A bronze-like stick (which was the igniter) was introduced to the spherical body.
No.69 Mk.I grenade (Concussion hand grenade) [56] No.73 anti-tank grenade (Also known as the "Thermos grenade") [54] No.74 anti-tank hand grenade (Also known as the "Sticky bomb") [54] No.75 anti-tank hand grenade (Also known as the "Hawkins grenade". Most common anti-tank grenade) [57] No.76 special incendiary grenade (Phosphorus hand grenade ...
The short barrel and muzzle-mounted grenade launcher cup distinguish this Granatbüchse 39 grenade launcher version of the PzB 39 from the standard rifle. Starting in 1942, remaining PzB 39 rifles were rebuilt with a shortened barrel (590 mm) and an affixed Schiessbecher ("firing cup") attachment threaded to the barrel and used to launch standard rifle grenades.
The Panzerwurfmine is designed to achieve the stable flight needed by the deployment of large fins or canvas lengths at the back of the design, to stabilise the trajectory of the grenade and therefore make a ninety degree angle contact more likely. When the PWM hits the armour, the shaped charge is activated.
The Sturmpistole ("assault-pistol") was an attempt by Germany during World War II to create a multi-purpose weapon which could be used by any infantryman.It consisted of a modified flare gun (Leuchtpistole) which could fire a variety of grenades, including a 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) shaped charge Panzerwurfkörper 42 which could penetrate 80 mm (3.1 in) of rolled homogeneous armor.