concussion hand grenade
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20070067-097
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer JL Bo
- Date Made --
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - Germany
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technology
- Sub-category Armament, ammunition
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Brand Name / Model Model 1917
- Inscription (handle/poignée): 5 1/2 SeK - JL Bo; NBC 14.18.17; (body/corps): VOR GEBRAUCH SPRENGKAISEL EINSETZ
- Pattern Name Stielhandgranate
- Materials Steel, Wood
- Service Component Imperial German Army
- Measurements Length 35.2 cm, Outside Diameter 6.2 cm
- Caption German Stick Grenade, Model 1917
- Additional Information The most common stick grenade manufactured during the First World War, the Model 1917 featured a 5.5 second time-delay fuse that a thrower could activate by pulling a toggle at the base of the handle. The sheet metal covering housed an explosive filling that would kill or wound soldiers by the force of the explosion or by the metal debris it propelled. This model replaced the less reliable Model 1915 concussion grenade which had depended upon impact with a hard service for its detonation.