This is a German M24 Stick Grenade (Stielhandgranate 24), nicknamed the "potato masher," was the standard German infantry grenade, known for its long-throwing, stick-based design, and reliance on concussive blast rather than fragmentation. It featured a 4.5-second fuse initiated by a pull-cord inside a hollow wooden handle.
The grenade is in good condition for a relic, featuring a aluminium can with the wooden remains of the handle. It is completely empty and inert. The wood which has a maker stamp on it clear to see is still solid, not breaking apart and is broken not a complete handle,the top of the can still has some original green paintwork and looks like it has ripped and bent in an explosion it has only light surface rust with a few small pin prick holes and the piece has been carefully cleaned and is nice condition for display or any collection. The grenade was recovered from a field near Trun, which we think was a pit dug by the allies where lots of German equipment was thrown in and buried after the battle in the Falaise Pocket, Normandy in France 1944. A nice rare relic from the famous Normandy battlefield. The grenade comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards,map and pictures.
This is a German M24 Stick Grenade (Stielhandgranate 24), nicknamed the "potato masher," was the standard German infantry grenade, known for its long-throwing, stick-based design, and reliance on concussive blast rather than fragmentation. It featured a 4.5-second fuse initiated by a pull-cord inside a hollow wooden handle.
The grenade is in good condition for a relic, featuring a aluminium can with the wooden remains of the handle. It is completely empty and inert. The wood which has a maker stamp on it clear to see is still solid, not breaking apart and is broken not a complete handle,the top of the can still has some original green paintwork and looks like it has ripped and bent in an explosion it has only light surface rust with a few small pin prick holes and the piece has been carefully cleaned and is nice condition for display or any collection. The grenade was recovered from a field near Trun, which we think was a pit dug by the allies where lots of German equipment was thrown in and buried after the battle in the Falaise Pocket, Normandy in France 1944. A nice rare relic from the famous Normandy battlefield. The grenade comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards,map and pictures.
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