INERT DEACTIVATED. *MINT* German Late WW2 Model 1924 Stielhandgranate (M24) Stick Grenade. O 2219Om INERT DEACTIVATED. *MINT* German Late WW2 Model 1924 Stielhandgranate (M24) Stick Grenade. O 2219 Various Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an original near mint German late WW2 Model 1924 Stielhandgranate (M24) stick grenade. The grenade is in excellent condition and retains much of its original green painted finish. The grenade was the standard hand grenade of the German army in WW2 and was an improvement on the First World War German M16 stick grenade. This grenade was manufactured in late WW2 consists of a pressed steel high explosive head screwed onto a threaded steel collar secured by four stab indents into the wooden throwing shaft which is roughly machined. The other end of the wooden shaft has a pressed steel threaded collar secured by four stab crimps to which a threaded pressed steel screw on cap was attached. To arm the grenade, the steel base cap was unscrewed and the porcelain ball secured to the primer string was pulled before throwing the grenade. The porcelain ball and string are present. The grenades head has been deactivated by drilling a small hole in the side of the head near the base and then welding it up (illustrated). The price for this late WW2 stick grenade includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2219