Stielhandgranate
| Stielhandgranate | |
|---|---|
Stick grenades on display at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1915–1945 (Germany) |
| Used by | See § Users |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1915–1943 |
| Produced | 1915–1945 |
| Variants | See § Variants |
| Specifications (Stielhandgranate 15) | |
| Mass | 820 g (29 oz) |
| Length | 240–260 mm (9.4–10.2 in) |
| Diameter | 72 mm (2.8 in) |
| Filling | Ammonal |
| Filling weight | 250 g (8.8 oz) |
Detonation mechanism | 5.5 or 7 seconds timer |
Stielhandgranate (lit. "Stick hand grenade") is a series of World War I and World War II–era German hand grenade designs, also known as the Potato masher (Kartoffelstampfer), Doorknocker (Türklopfer), or Jam-pot and stick grenade (by the British in WWI), The first models were introduced by the Imperial German Army during World War I and the final design was introduced during World War II by the German Wehrmacht.