The German M43 Stielhandggranate ("potato masher") was a late-war (1943) simplification of the M24 stick grenade, featuring a solid wood handle and a top-mounted fuse. It used the BZE 39 fuze, allowing the head to function as a self-contained explosive without the stick. The M43 was often tan, used a 4.5-second delay, and offered better throwing range and accuracy than other grenades.
The grenade is in good condition for a relic, featuring a aluminium can with its fragmenation sleeve still attached also its base plate to attach the handle this in not attached, with a complete wooden handle which is in 2 parts with a maker marking fairly clear to see. It is completely empty and inert. The wood is still solid, not breaking apart,the top of the can still has some original sand camouflage paintwork with sleeve with green paintwork and looks like it has ripped and bent in an explosion it has only light surface rust with a few small 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.
The German M43 Stielhandggranate ("potato masher") was a late-war (1943) simplification of the M24 stick grenade, featuring a solid wood handle and a top-mounted fuse. It used the BZE 39 fuze, allowing the head to function as a self-contained explosive without the stick. The M43 was often tan, used a 4.5-second delay, and offered better throwing range and accuracy than other grenades.
The grenade is in good condition for a relic, featuring a aluminium can with its fragmenation sleeve still attached also its base plate to attach the handle this in not attached, with a complete wooden handle which is in 2 parts with a maker marking fairly clear to see. It is completely empty and inert. The wood is still solid, not breaking apart,the top of the can still has some original sand camouflage paintwork with sleeve with green paintwork and looks like it has ripped and bent in an explosion it has only light surface rust with a few small 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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