Stielhandgranate 24

Stielhandgranate 24
TypeHand grenade
Place of originGermany
Service history
In service1924–1945
Used bySee § Users
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Produced1924–1945
VariantsSee § Variants
Specifications
Length360 mm (1 ft 2 in)
Diameter70 mm (2+3⁄4 in)
FillingTNT
Filling weight170 g (6 oz)
Detonation
mechanism
4–5 seconds timer
References

The Stielhandgranate 24 (lit. 'Stick hand grenade 24') or Stg. 24, also known as the potato masher (German: Kartoffelstampfer), or the doorknocker (German: Türklopfer), was an improvement over the stick grenades used by the Germans during World War I, which would be later be augumented during World War II with a fragmentation sleeve while in 1943, the Germans introduced a new variant designated as the Stielhandgranate 43.

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