STICK HAND GRENADE

(POTATO MASHER)

Weight:  1.4lbs/.8lbs
Delay:  4sec/4.5sec
Range:  up to 30 meters (depending on thrower)
 

The stick grenade, or "potato masher" was based on a WWI design and was used throughout the War. It consisted of a hollow wooden staff with a pull-out string, fuse and detonator, and the canister of thin sheet steel with the powder charge. The stick grenade had to be activated before use by unscrewing the saftey cap on the stick end and then inserting one of the detonators brought along in small cases. The stick grenade could not only be used individually, but also as a concentric charge.  These were used in numerous situations when more power was needed. In the spring of 1940, the stick grenade was complemented by the hand grenade. Compared to the stick grenade, it had the advantages of an already primed trigger button, of being 50% lighter and easier to throw nor as big or awkward to carry.

There are different type’s of the Stick grenade!

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