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The Stielhandgranate 24 was the standard German army hand grenade from the Reichswehr period through the Second World War. It developed from the stick grenades of 1915–1917 and entered service in the mid-1920s. Production continued until 1945, even after the simplified Stielhandgranate 43 appeared in 1944. It is a blast-type offensive grenade. A thin sheet-steel head holds a TNT charge and screws onto a hollow hardwood handle, which gives extra throwing distance. Before use, a Sprengkapsel Nr. 8 detonator and a Brennzünder 24 friction igniter with a delay of roughly 4.5 seconds were fitted. A cord ending in a porcelain ball ran through the handle and was covered by a threaded cap at the base. Collectors tell variants apart by the head and fittings. The 'K' (Kalt) cold-weather version carries a stencilled K. The Nebelhandgranate smoke version has a white band and later a grooved handle. Training grenades have a perforated, reinforced head. From 1942 a clip-on Splitterring fragmentation sleeve could be added. The Model 43 has its fuse threaded into the top of the head and a solid handle with a crimped metal cap. Earliest Model 24 grenades had a carrying eyelet on the head, which was discontinued around 1933.
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