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Model 24 Stielhandgranate

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The Model 24 Stielhandgranate ("stalk hand grenade") was the principle hand grenade used by the German military from 1924 to the end of World War 2. Essentially a blast-effect concussion grenade, the weapon consisted of an explosive head with a 5-second chemical fuse armed using a pull-cord friction igniter.

The Model 24 was a further simplification of the series of grenades that began in World War 1 with the Model 15 Stielhandgranate (which initially featured a loose pull cord, with a threaded cap screwed into the base of the shaft added to retain the cord after several unfortunate accidents) and progressed through the Model 16 Stielhandgranate and Model 17 Stielhandgranate. The primary change in the Model 24 was the elimination of the belt clip on the grenade's head, and less obviously it also got rid of the star-shaped grip on the base of the end cap.

The long handle allowed the Model 24 to be thrown significantly further than a standard grenade, at a cost of increased size and weight per grenade. Complaints about the relatively small blast radius led to the development of the Splitterring fragmentation sleeve in 1942.

The long handle and club-like head earned the weapon the nickname of "potato masher" among Allied troops. The structure of the grenade allowed for some unorthodox uses such as suspending grenades from barbed wire by their cords so that any disturbance would arm them, and the creation of the "Geballte Ladung" ("bundled charge") where six additional grenade heads were secured around the head of a central grenade with wire to create a powerful improvised demolition charge.

A smoke version (Nebelhandgranate 39) marked with a white band (and later a grooved handle so it would not be mistaken for an HE grenade in the dark) was designed in 1939, and models for the Russian front (where the original model often failed to detonate in cold weather) feature a "K" ("Kalt," "Cold") marking. Attempts were made to replace the Model 24 with simpler grenades, with these including the Model 39 Eihandgranate and Model 43 Stielhandgranate, but the Model 24 remained in production until the end of the war.

Specifications

(1924-1945)

Type: Hand grenade

Weight: 1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)

Length: 14.4 in (36.5 cm)

Filling: TNT


The Model 24 Stielhandgranate appears in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:

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Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
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Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" stick grenade with fragmentation sleeve
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Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
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Model 24 "Geballte Ladung" ("Bundled Charge"), a common improvised version of the Model 24 consisting of one complete grenade bundled together with six grenade heads, creating a more powerful charge
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Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Verdun: Visions of History German soldiers Anachronistic 1928
Shock Troop German soldiers Anachronistic 1934
In the Rear of the Enemy (V tylu vraga) Finnish soldiers 1941
Immortal Sergeant Italian and german soldiers 1943
A Good Lad (Slavnyy malyy) Ekaterina Sipavina Katya 1943
Soviet partisans
Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor (Ivan Nikulin - Russkiy Matros) Boris Chirkov Zakhar Fomichyov 1944
Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor (Ivan Nikulin - Russkiy Matros) Stepan Kayukov Daddy 1944
Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor (Ivan Nikulin - Russkiy Matros) Erast Garin Tikhon Spiridonovich 1944
Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor (Ivan Nikulin - Russkiy Matros) German soldiers and Soviet sailors 1944
The Battle of the Rails (La bataille du rail) French Resistance fighters 1946
A Noisy Household (Bespokoynoe khozyaystvo) Lyudmila Tselikovskaya Tonya Kalmykova 1946
The Stolen Border (Uloupená hranice) Ordners 1947
The White Darkness (Bílá tma) Boris Andreyev Dugin 1948
Wolves' Lairs (Vlcie diery) German soldiers 1948
Wolves' Lairs (Vlcie diery) Mikuláš Huba Matúš Svrčina 1948
Wolves' Lairs (Vlcie diery) Jozef Budský Ondrej Svrčina 1948
The Star (Zvezda) Nikolai Kryuchkov Sgt. Mamochkin 1949
The Star (Zvezda) German soldiers 1949
Daughters of China (Zhong Hua nu er) Shen Yue Leng Yun Chinese Type 23 Stick Grenade 1949
Daughters of China (Zhong Hua nu er) Zheng Zhang Hu Xiuzhi Chinese Type 23 Stick Grenade 1949
Daughters of China (Zhong Hua nu er) Chinese Red Army soldiers Chinese Type 23 Stick Grenade 1949
The Silent Barricade Barbara Drapinska Halina 1949
The Silent Barricade Robert Vrchota The Sergeant 1949
The Silent Barricade German soldiers 1949
Little Partisan (Malý partyzán) Partisans 1950
Attention! Bandits! (Achtung! Banditi!) Bruno Berellini "Blondie" 1951
Attention! Bandits! (Achtung! Banditi!) German soldiers 1951
Action B (Akce B) Miroslav Holub Burlak 1952
Soldiers (Soldaty) German soldiers 1956
Canal (Kanal) Polish insurgents 1957
The Unconquered (Neporazení) German soldiers 1958
At That Time, at Christmas... (Tenkrát o vánocích) German soldiers 1958
Dunkirk German soldiers 1958
Captain Dabac German soldiers 1959
Everybody Go Home! (Tutti a casa) Italian and German soldiers 1960
Fortress on Wheels (Krepost na kolesah) Pavel Dubashinsky Yurko 1960
Death Is Called Engelchen (Smrt sa volá Engelchen) Ivan Mistrík Volodya 1960
Death Is Called Engelchen (Smrt sa volá Engelchen) Stefan Kvietik Fred 1960
Death Is Called Engelchen (Smrt sa volá Engelchen) Partisans 1960
Five Branded Women German soldiers, Italian partisans 1960
The Red Detachment of Women (Hong se niang zi jun) Weiming Zhang Elder sister Chinese Type 23 Stick Grenade 1961
The Red Detachment of Women (Hong se niang zi jun) Xin-Gang Wang Hong Changqing Chinese Type 23 Stick Grenade 1961
The Red Detachment of Women (Hong se niang zi jun) Shugui Shi Dan Zhu 1961
The Red Detachment of Women (Hong se niang zi jun) Chinese Red Army soldiers Chinese Type 23 Stick Grenade 1961
There Beyond the Forest (Tam za lesem) Július Vasek Martin 1962
There Beyond the Forest (Tam za lesem) German soldiers 1962
The Four Days of Naples German soldiers, Italian Resistance fighters 1962
Death Is Called Engelchen Otto Lackovic Ondrej 1963
Death Is Called Engelchen German troops and partisans 1963
The Great Spy Chase (Les Barbouzes) The spies 1964
The Assassination (Atentát) German soldiers 1964
The Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye) Russian soldiers 1964
Where is the General? (Gdzie jest general?) Zygmunt Zintel Sturmbanführer Heulinger 1964
The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt) Klaus-Peter Thiele Werner Holt 1965
The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt) German soldiers 1965
And All Will Be Quiet (Potem nastapi cisza) Daniel Olbrychski SLt. Stefan 'Zbik' Olewicz 1966
Is Paris Burning? German soldiers and French Resistance fighters 1966
The Last Adventure Lino Ventura Roland Darbont 1967
Spring on The Oder (Vesna na Odere) German soldiers 1967
Westerplatte German soldiers 1967
Shock Troops (Un homme de trop) Nino Segurini Paco 1967
Patrick Préjean Lecocq
Where Eagles Dare German soldiers 1968
The Marathon (Maratón) Jaroslav Mareš German NCO on a motorcycle 1968
The Marathon (Maratón) Jan Skopecek German NCO in a sidecar 1968
The Marathon (Maratón) German soldiers and Czech insurgents 1968
On Kiev Direction (Na kievskom napravlyenii) German soldiers 1968
Liberation: Breakthrough German soldiers 1969
The Battle of Neretva German soldiers and partisans 1969
Five for Hell German soldiers 1969
On the way to Berlin (Na puti v Berlin) German soldiers 1969
The Bridge (Most) Boro Begovic "Tihi" 1969
German soldiers
How I Unleashed World War II German soldiers 1970
The Naval Mettle (Morskoy kharakter) German soldiers 1970
Liberation: The Battle of Berlin Polish soldiers 1971
No Way Back (Obratnoj dorogi net) Aleksandr Yanvarev Yegor Gonta 1971
No Way Back (Obratnoj dorogi net) Nikolai Merzlikin Lyovushkin 1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks German soldiers 1971
Hot Winter (Horká zima) Ladislav Trojan Fousek 1973
Hot Winter (Horká zima) German soldiers, Partisans 1973
Poem of Kovpak: Alarm (Duma o Kovpake: Nabat) German soldiers and Soviet partisans 1973
The Last Four Days German soldiers and Italian partisans 1974
The Old Gun (Le vieux fusil) Robert Hoffman SS-lieutenant 1975
The Old Gun (Le vieux fusil) SS soldiers and maquisards 1975
Long Miles of War (Dolgie vyorsty voyny) German soldiers 1975
Libera, My Love (Libera, amore mio ...) German soldiers 1975
Poem of Kovpak: Snow-Storm (Duma o Kovpake: Buran) German soldiers and Soviet partisans 1975
Poem of Kovpak: Carpathians, Carpathians... (Duma o Kovpake: Karpaty, Karpaty...) German soldiers and Soviet partisans 1976
Soldier of Orange German paratroopers 1977
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea Vladimír Mensík Rolf Kraus 1977
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea Vlastimil Brodský Ing. Bauer 1977
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea Petr Kostka Jan Bureš 1977
The Liberation of Prague Czech insurgents 1978
The Passage Malcolm McDowell Capt. von Berkow 1979
All Quiet on the Western Front German soldiers 1979
Country Trip of Sergeant Tsybulya (Dachnaya poezdka serzhanta Tsybuli) Sergei Ivanov Sgt. Tsybulya 1979
We Take All Upon Ourselves (Beryom vsyo na sebya) Valery Panarin Starshina 2st stage Mukhin 1980
From the Bug to the Vistula (Ot Buga do Visly) Yuri Kamornyj Dubinin 1980
Bogdan Stupka "Conjurer"
Soviet partisans
Mercedes Gets Away from the Chase ('Mersedes' ukhodit ot pogoni) Igor Livanov Lt. Aleksandr Yermolenko 1980
Choice of Arms Seen in Jean's armoury 1981
Under Martial Law (Po zakonam voyennogo vremeni) Boris Smorchkov Starshina Pyotr Dybaylo 1983
Under Martial Law (Po zakonam voyennogo vremeni) German soldiers 1983
Until the End (Až do konce) German soldiers 1984
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (La vengeance du serpent à plumes) Farid Chopel Mustapha 1984
Battle for Moscow German troops 1985
Come and See (Idi i smotri) SS soldiers, Soviet partisans 1985
Plenty Maquisard 1985
Biggles: Adventures in Time Marcus Gilbert Erich Von Stalhein 1986
Biggles: Adventures in Time German soldiers 1986
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade German soldiers 1989
His Battalion (Ego batalyon) Vitaly Zikora Capt. Nikolai Voloshin 1989
His Battalion (Ego batalyon) Anatoly Vedyonkin Pvt. Chernoruchenko 1989
His Battalion (Ego batalyon) German and Soviet soldiers 1989
Gu-Ga Aleksei Volkov Boris Tiraspolsky 1989
Gu-Ga Aleksey Gorbunov Dankovetz 1989
Gu-Ga German and Soviet soldiers 1989
In the Line of Duty 6: Forbidden Arsenal Mobster 1991
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops Kerberos Squad 1991
Stalingrad German soldiers 1993
Saving Private Ryan Waffen SS soldiers 1998
Brother 2 (Brat 2) Sergei Bodrov Danila Bagrov 2000
The Pianist German soldiers 2002
Deathwatch Hugh O'Conor Sgt. David Tate 2002
Deathwatch Andy Serkis Pte. Thomas Quinn 2002
Deathwatch Jamie Bell Pte. Charlie Shakespeare 2002
Strange Gardens (Effroyables jardins) Bernard Collins Bernd 2003
Downfall (Der Untergang) Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS soldiers 2004
Days of Glory German soldiers 2006
Miracle at St. Anna German soldiers 2008
Hitler's Kaput! (Gitler kaput!) Gestapo men 2008
Back in Time (My iz budushchego) German soldiers 2008
Battle of Local Importance (Boi mestnogo znacheniya) Nikolay Dobrynin Pvt. Stryapukhin 2008
Battle of Local Importance (Boi mestnogo znacheniya) German soldiers 2008
Brother's War Tino Struckmann Capt. Klaus Mueller 2009
Spoils of War Jerry Facchini Pvt. Martino 2009
Dnieper Line: Love and War German soldiers 2009
Degraded Officer (Razzhalovannyi) German soldiers 2009
Pillbox (Dot) German soldiers 2009
The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) German soldiers 2010
Beneath Hill 60 German soldier 2010
Paradox Soldiers (My iz budushchego 2) Vladimir Yaglych Oleg Vasilev 2010
Paradox Soldiers (My iz budushchego 2) German soldiers 2010
Burnt by the Sun 2 (Utomlennye solntsem 2) Soviet soldier 2011
Battle of Warsaw 1920 Borys Szyc Jan Krynicki 2011
Memorial Day German soldiers 2011
Beyond the Border German soldiers 2011
Beyond the Border Bjorn Sundquist Egil 2011
War of the Dead 2011
Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc Adam Woronowicz Lau 2012
Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc Stanislaw Mikulski Hans Kloss 2012
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed German soldiers 2012
Manhunt (Oblawa) Marcin Dorocinski Cpl. "Wydra" 2012
Manhunt (Oblawa) Alan Andersz "Rudzielec" 2012
The Bullet Vanishes Wu Gang Chief Jin 2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies Nazi Soldier Alternate scene 2012
Stalingrad German soldiers 2013
Gallipoli: End of the Road Mehmetcan Diper Eyüp 2013
Gallipoli: End of the Road Inanç Koçak Kostas 2013
City 44 Anna Próchniak Kama 2014
City 44 Antoni Królikowski "Beksa" 2014
City 44 Michal Zurawski "Czarny" 2014
City 44 German soldiers, Polish insurgents 2014
Saints and Soldiers: The Void German soldiers 2014
The Dawns Here Are Quiet (A zori zdes tikhie...) German soldiers 2015
Batalion Imperial German soldiers, Women from "Battalion of Death" 2015
1944 Estonian and German soldiers 2015
Anthropoid SS soldiers 2016

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note/Episode Air Date
Rat Patrol Christopher George Sgt. Sam Troy 1966 - 1968
Rat Patrol Sheik "The Fire and Brimstone Raid" 1966 - 1968
Rat Patrol German soldiers 1966 - 1968
Stawka wieksza niz zycie Stanislaw Mikulski Capt. Hans Kloss "Wiem kim jestes" (S1E01) 1966 - 1968
Stawka wieksza niz zycie Andrzej May Jacek "Wiem kim jestes" (S1E01) 1966 - 1968
Stawka wieksza niz zycie German and Polish soldiers 1966 - 1968
Legend of the Living Dead (Legenda o živých mrtvých) German soldiers 1971
Once There Was a House (Byl jednou jeden dum) German soldier "Obvaziste Boccaccio" (S1E5) 1974
Archiv des Todes Alfred Struwe Standartenführer Hauk "Das Grab im Schacht" (S1E11) 1980
Archiv des Todes German soldiers 1980
Anzacs German troops 1985
The State Border: Film 5 German soldiers 1986
Lenin...The Train RGerman soldiers anachronistic 1988
Band of Brothers German soldiers 2001
Liquidation (Likvidatsiya) Sergey Makovetskiy Fima Poluzhid Model 24 "Geballte Ladung" 2007
"Narkomovskiy" Train (Narkomovskiy oboz) Sergey Makhovikov Starshina Viktor Filippov 2011
Darya Baranova Sgt. Varvara Kerjak
German soldiers
Red Mountains (Krasnye gory) Nazi German soldier 2013
Snipers. Love Under the Gun (Snaypery. Lyubov pod pritselom) German soldiers 2013
Our Mothers, Our Fathers German soldiers 2013
Peaky Blinders as booby trap 2013
Foyle's War - Season 8 German soldiers "Sunflower" (S8E3) 2013
Days of Honour. Uprising (Czas honoru. Powstanie) Jan Wieczorkowski Wladek Konarski 2014
Days of Honour. Uprising (Czas honoru. Powstanie) Adam Fidusiewicz Marian 'Wilk' Suchecki 2014
Days of Honour. Uprising (Czas honoru. Powstanie) German soldiers, Polish insurgents 2014

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Notation Release Date
Medal of Honor (1999) 1999
Medal of Honor: Underground 2000
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001
Medal of Honor: Frontline 2002
Call of Duty 2003
Day of Defeat 2003
Medal of Honor: Infiltrator 2003
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory 2003
Battlefield: 1918 Geballte Ladung configuration 2004
Call of Duty: United Offensive 2004
Shellshock Nam '67 Stick Grenade 2004
Call of Duty 2 2005
Day of Defeat: Source 2005
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood 2005
Call of Duty 3 2006
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 2006
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 Stg 39 2006
UberSoldier 2006
You Are Empty (VG) 2006
Company of Heroes 2006
Medal of Honor: Vanguard Not usable by the player in singleplayer, usable by Germans in multiplayer 2007
Call of Duty: World at War 2008
Counter-Strike Online M24 Grenade 2008
The Royal Marines Commando 2008
Team Fortress 2 Ullapool Caber Unlockable Demoman melee weapon 2008
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth 2009
Resident Evil 5 not usable by the player 2009
Velvet Assassin not usable by the player 2009
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010
Mafia II not usable 2010
7554 2011
Karma Online 2011
World War II Online: Battleground Europe 2011
Sniper Elite V2 2012
Deadfall Adventures 2013
Payday 2 Potato Masher Melee weapon, non-explosive 2013
Project Reality: Normandy 2013
Company of Heroes 2 2013
Enemy Front Stielhandgranate 2014
Sniper Elite III 2014
Heroes & Generals Stielhandgranate 24 Normal and Splittering versions 2016

Anime

Character Title Note Date
Count Cagliostro's henchmens Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro 1979
New Camelot soldier Seven Cities Story: Arctic Front 1994
Ruth Loose Trigun "Geballte Ladung" configuration 1996 - 1997
Kochikame 1996 - 2005
Kei Yuki Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey - Outside Legend 2002
Kotoha Isone Yozakura Quartet 2008-2014
Fuhrer King Bradley Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 2009 - 2010
Guild Members Angel Beats! High-Explosives 2010