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G000968 STICK GRENADE HANDLE CAP. (Handhaben Schraubkapsel für Stielhandgranate)

BACKGROUND: The development and production of German army ordnance was under the supervision of the HwaA, Heereswaffenamt, (Army Ordnance Office), which was a subsection of the OKH, Oberkommando des Heeres, (High Command of the Army), and was responsible for testing, evaluation and eventual issue of all ordnance. The HwaA would issue all ordnance to a units Quartiermeister, (Supply HQ unit/Quartermaster), which contained the units Administration, Medical, Veterinarian, and Transport officer’s and its main responsibility was the control of all supplies to the forward troops including all vehicle fuel, and lubricant requirements as well as animal feed and rations and ammunition and accessories. 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 M24 and M39 stick hand grenades both utilized a hollowed wooden handle that contained the detonator, pull cord and pull bead. The handle had a removable sheet metal screw cap situated at the bottom end that allowed access to the internal pull cord.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Roughly 22mm tall, 36mm diameter, screw threaded, tooled alloy construction cap with a horizontally embossed, diagonally ribbed center. The interior of the cap has a brazed in, spring with a small sheet metal cap and a pressed cardboard base. Few small corrosion holes in the side but does not affect the structure or ability to thread (see photos). Nice Waffen-amt marking. Early type with flared grip helper.

GRADE *** 3/4                             PRICE $58.00

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