Grenade

Name/Title

Grenade

Entry/Object ID

2003.26.01

Description

German hand grenade with wooden handle and metal black painted explosives receptacle. The metal part at the narrow end of the handle gives access to the fuze assembly.

Made/Created

Date made

1914 - 1918

Notes

Date: 1914 - 1918

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Armament T&E, Accessory

Class

Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Research Notes

Notes

"By 1915 the Gwermans introduced their first regulation stick grenades, with the now familiar metal can of explosives attached to a stick handle, equipped with a delay fuze activated by a pull cord lanyard." (Source: http://inert-ord.net/gerimp/sticks/index.html)