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Model 24 Stielhandgranate
The Model 24 Stielhandgranate ("stalk hand grenade") was the principle hand grenade used by the German military from World War 1 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. Initially this cord was loose, leading to some unfortunate incidents of grenades being armed accidentally, and so a threaded cap was added at the base of the shaft which had to be unscrewed to access the cord.
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.
World War 1 models (just called "Stielhandgranate" before 1924) are fairly diverse and have a number of features later eliminated in the World War 2 version, in particular the original model's integral belt clip on the head. World War 2 models also have a slightly smaller head. 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
(1915-1945)
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:
Film
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 | ||
| 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
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 |