Grenadiers of the German Imperial Army train with the Stielhandgranate Stick Hand Grenade


Model 24 Stielhandgranate was the standard hand grenade of the German Army from the end of World War I until the end of World War II and was introduced in 1915. It was activated by a pull cord running inside the hollow handle to the detonator in the head. Here Prussian soldiers of the German Imperial Army practice grenade throwing


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