M36 5 CM MORTAR GRENADE – WURFGRANATE 36

65,00 €

Product no. 4-371

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The 5 cm leichter Granatwerfer 36 (leGrW 36) was the standard light infantry mortar of the German Wehrmacht during the early stages of World War II. Developed by Rheinmetall-Borsig, it was designed to provide close-range indirect fire support on a platoon level, filling the tactical gap between hand grenades and the heavier 8 cm mortar.

The 5 cm Wurfgranate 36 (5 cm Wgr. 36) is the high-explosive mortar bomb for the 5 cm leichter Granatwerfer 36, a light infantry mortar developed by Rheinmetall-Borsig and introduced in 1936. The mortar was meant to give platoons and companies their own short-range indirect fire. It was trigger-fired, muzzle-loaded and limited to high-angle fire. Its small bomb was judged too weak, and from about 1941 to 1942 the weapon passed largely to second-line and reserve units. The bomb has a teardrop-shaped body of mild or cast steel with a threaded nose for the Wgr.Z. 38 percussion fuze. The fuze was usually aluminium, though steel, zinc and plastic versions are recorded, and it armed itself some distance from the muzzle. A tubular tail unit with eight spot-welded fins, set in pairs, holds a shotgun-style propelling cartridge, and vent holes in the tail tube are typical. The standard HE bomb was finished in red, with a black fuze and black stencilling. Training versions existed: the Übung bomb, filled with an inert substance, and the Exerzier bomb for loading drill. Collectors tell these apart by their markings, fuze type and finish.

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