1943 Wehrmacht Inert-Grenade, Stielhandgranate-24, 43brb
Price: Sold
Description: An untouched original piece throughout; both the wood handle & inert-explosive head both being marked “43brb”. The inert-explosive head retains nearly all its original feldgrün paint. Solid, unmolested example, no internals present.
Background: The high explosive, concussion, M24 stick grenade was a modification of the WWI German M1915 stick grenade and was to become the most common grenade used by Germany during WWII. Modifications of the M24 resulted in the longer M39 grenade in 1939 and the M43 grenade with a different fuze insertion configuration in 1943. The M24, M39 and M43 grenades all contained TNT with a four to five second time delay fuse and had an effective radius of approximately twelve to fourteen yards.
