Stielhandgranate 24 history

Produced in 1939, the grenade Stielhandgranate 24 (also known as "mash-press" because of its shape) between the same years in staffing in the German Army.

The grenade did - structurally - not look like its European or American counterparts, because the German military decided to focus on the destructive power of TNT, rather than on the effects of classic metal frag grenades.
Thus, the Stielhandgranate 24 was composed of nearly twice more TNT that of grenade Mills No. 36, despite the high cost of the explosive during the Second World War.

The explosive is compacted in a cylinder that fits on top of a wooden handle. Engineers could place different types of explosives, while keeping the same wooden handle.

Stielhandgranate 24 sheet

Country creator/user: Germany
Name: M24 Mod. 1939

Grenade type: offensive / defensive
Operation: removing a protective cap and pulling a porcelain ball with a rope, itself linked to the timer
Time delay: 4 to 5 seconds
Exposive: 165 grams of TNT

Weigth: 0,48 kg
Lenght: 356 mm

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