Wehrmacht M43 Stick Grenade
Price: Sold
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 were all armed with TNT with a four to five second time delay fuse and had an effective radius of approximately twelve to fourteen yards. The M43 high explosive concussion hand grenade was a simplified modification of the M24 and M39 grenades and was introduced in 1943 in an attempt to increase production and cut costs. The main modifications of the M43 was the use of a solid wooden handle which necessitated applying the fuse assembly to the top of the grenade head. The use of the solid wooden handle eliminated the costly and time consuming routing out of the handle while the insertion of the fuse into the top of the head was easily and inexpensively accomplished.
Description: Inert M43 stick grenade in original,l ordnance-tan colored sheet metal TNT head with multi-piece screw-in fuze assy. screwed over and onto a contoured, solid, natural soft wood handle. Marked, dated ‘44fcc’. Inert & Uncommon.
