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T ec h n ic a l Report N o . 2/46 P art N,

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GERMAN AMMUNITION - A SURVEY OF WARTIME DEVELOPMENT

GRENADES

Armaments Design Department, A uthor*-

M in istry o f Supply, W .J. A sh b y ..
Port H a ls te a d , Kent. f o r C .E .A .D .
November, 194 a.

A b stra c t

This re p o rt in clu d e s c r i t i c a l and d e t a ile d

d e s c r ip tio n s o f a la r g e number o f German grenades. A l l types
o f grenade are d e a lt w ith , and the re p o rt i s i l l u s t r a t e d by
many draw ings.

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F0R3R/CRD BY JQLONEL G. K. 3IEL( '1ILT

In September 1945 i t became cle a r that the quantity of technical

information and mateirial which had already arrived in th is e .untry from
Germany was very large and was increasing in bulk at such a rate that i
might be d i f f i c u l t to a ssim ila te before a great cteal c f the subject-
matter became sta le . Moreover, where further in vestiga tion or
corroboration was required, i t might be unobtainable because # f t he
d isp ersal o f the B ritish and German technicians concerned.

It was a lso clea r that, to make, f u ll us- c f the m aterial, the

available tech n ical information would have tc be extracted, " l a s s i t i c t .
and s if t e d , by personnel who wore experienced in the actual practice 1
the type c f work being considered.

For these reasons, in sp ite ox the fa~t that there was a lo t non
d e ta il to come and many loose unde, it >/, ..a decidea in the Ainmuniticr
Group of the Armaments Design Department to f . rm a team c f Design O ff!
and Draughtsmen to exp loit vital had bee;' fcunc cut about Gorman Gun
Ammunition, P r o je c tile s . Grenades and i‘ ■et, e sse n tia lly from the po.iv.
c f view o f the way they were do sir mu on G .,evel.---e x. Rockets a n !
ire net inelumen.
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 The team, working under my direction, consisted c f

j.J.Ashby
3 , C.Huggins
R .;/. ivartyn, tf.Eng., Major, R.B.
E. R. 3. Pearce
G. S. Sanders, M. Sc. (Eng), A.C.G. 1 ., A. n. X. i.iech.E.
A. W. S tru tt
J.U. ,7cole :ok

R. G. Holton, A. W. I , Mech.E., and V/. I). Morton, B .A ., also contributed.

The work c f th is team i s recorded in the 16 separate parts c f th is

report, under the follow ing headings

Part A High Explosive Shell S.C. Huggins

If B High V elocity, Pin S tab ilised and Mceket G.S.Sanders
a ssiste d P r o je c tile s
II C armour Piercing P r o je c tile s G. S.Sanders
II D Driving Bands G. S.Sanders
II E Cartridge Cases R. ./. Strutt and
E.R. S. Pearce
II F B. L. and q. P. Ca rt rid ge s R.!7. Strutt
If ff Primers E. R. S. Pearce
II H Tracei-s E.R. S. Pearce
II J iln ti-A iro ra ft and a ir c r a ft Cannon J.U. Y/coloock
ammunition
It K R e co ille ss Gun and sp e cia l a ir c r a ft Km R.w.Strutt and
fjnmunit i on J. (J. Woolcock
II L Methods o f improving the b a ll i s t i c R. ;K Strutt
performance o f guns by control n.
burning c f the .propelling charge
II M Mortar Bombs E. R. S. Pearce
if N Grenades V/. J .-sh by
II P ..nti-Personnel Mines and Ig n it e r s R. l/.Martyn
II Anti-Tank Mines, I g n i t e r s and a n ti- K .M a r t y n
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L iftin g D evices
II R Demolition Stores and accessories R. \i. Martyn

..s the members o f the team could net be ij ; , i n a th e ir normal

duties for an in d efin ite p e r io d ,it was decide i that the work should be
completed by 1st February, 1 % 6 . For th is reason any d e ta ils which
may come to lig h t a fte r th is date w ill not have been dealt v/ith. If
anything c f majer importance ecrr.es to lig h t, addenda w ill be circulated.

The team have examined a vast quantity of m aterial, both in

German and in tra n sla tio n s, and have interrogated many Gorman technicians
and seme members of the team have v is ite d Germany. They have made
analyses c f technical detn.il, sketches and gramha, and Mr. i/oolocck has
also made formal tran slation s of German technical documents.

The monographs which comprise the several parts < f the report are
r.rt intended to treat the subjects exhaustively. They give a bread
general outline c f the fa c ts as they have been ascertained, with
illu s tr a tio n s , and pr-vide a s ifte d bibliogrni iiy for any who wish to
follow the matter in greater d e ta il. It i s hej ed that they w ill be of
some in terest to others besides the draughtsmen and designers fo r whan
they v/e^e primarily prepared.

Cur thanks are due to the personnel of the <'■. i.O.G. and n .1 .0 .3 .
•rganisatiens, the Halstead Exploitation centre, the Naval In telligen ce
A uthorities, M. 1.(10.) Gar O ffice, the if. S.Wavnl ttnehu and many ethers
who gave us information and f a c i l i t i e s which greatly assiste d us in #ur
task.

fo r t Halstee.u,
Nr. Sovencaks, Kent.
1st Pubrunry, logo.
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P..RT Ik Ghdht.DHS

Contents

Part 1. Summary Page 1

Pa rt 2. .Hand Grenades Page 6
Part 3. R i f l e Grenades Page 19
Part 4. S ig n a l P i s t o l Grenades Page 33
Pa rt 5. B a t t l e P i s t o l Grenades Page 38
Part 6. R ecoilless P rojectiles Page 41
Pa rt 7. M is c e ll a n e o u s Page 52
Pigs.

I n t h i s r e p o r t , grenades are c l a s s i f i e d a c c o r d in g to t h e i r
means o f p r o j e c t i o n . For c o n v e n ie n c e , the types o f grenade
d e s c r i b e d i n P a rts 1 - 5 ore -presented i n the f o l l o w i n g o r d e r s -
High E x p lo siv e
d n t i Tank
Smoke
Pyrotechni c
M isc e lla n e o u s

Part 6 , d e a l in g w it h the P a nz e rfa ust type o f weapon which

had a predominantly a n t i - t a n k r o l e , i s d e v e lo p e d i n h i s t o r i c a l
se q u e n ce .

P-nff I - ___ GTJi;iM.. lY

( 1 ) General
In the e a r l y p a r t o f the 7/ar, d e s ig n development was
o r g a n i s e d to meet t a c t i c a l requi rome.nis, but from 19UU- onwards
these he came su bord in ate to supply unu t r a n s p o r t problems. In
g e n e r a l , there searned to be a lack o f General d i r e c t i o n o f
grenade d esig n and l i t t l e l i a i s o n between d e s i g n e r s . T h is ,
to g e t h e r with the supply p rob le m , p ro b ab ly accounts f o r the very
l a r g e numbers o f s t o r e s which hav^ been produced, few o f which
can be c l a s s i f i e d as standard f i e l d equipments. r~
Yt s i n g l e problem was f r e q u e n t l y g iv e n to d i f f e r e n t f i r m s
f o r s o l u t i o n , and t h i s leu t o c o n s i d e r a b l e v a r i a t i o n i n s i m i l a r
types o f s t o r e s .
a. remarkable f e a t u r e was the s h o r t time i n t e r v a l between the
s t a t i n g o f a requirement a no. the i s s u e o f the s t o r e to f i e l d
form ations, a l t e r a t i o n s to the ciesigj. were n o t , however, un­
common a f t e r t r i a l s ha a been o arrieo. rut i n b a t t l e .
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(2) A n t i - P e r s onnel Grenades

(a ) Hand. Grenades,
L eth ality

Most grenades had t h i n b o d i e s and t h e i r e f f e c t depended

on b l a s t . As the need f o r i n c r e a s e d l e t h a l i t y became
o b v i o u s , fra g m e n ta tio n s l e e v e s ,b o t h p l a i n and segmented,
were i n t r o d u c e d . These were a l l e g e d t o g i v e a radius
o f l e t h a l i t y o f 100 m e t re s, but the German c r i t e r i o n
o f l e t h a l i t y i s not lcnown. There has been l i t t l e
evid ence o f o v e r - f r a g m e n t a t i o n .

M aterials

A c co r d in g to a v a i l a b i l i t y and the ma nufacturer, the

f o l l o w i n g m a t e r i a l s have been used f o r e x p lo s i v e
containers
M ild S t e e l
Tinned Plate
P l a s t i c M a te r i a l s
Light A l l o y s
N ip olit.

Ini t i a t i o n
The g e n e ra l form o f i n i t i a t i o n was b y means o f a p u l l
f r i c t i o n i g n i t e r and a d e to n a t o r f o r the main f i l l i n g .
L a t e r , p e l l e t s wore i n t r o d u c e d , as supply d i f f i c u l t i e s
e n f o r c e d the d i l u t i o n o f the usual TNT f i l l i n g .
(b) R i f l e Grenades

Met h o d o f p r o j e c t i o n
^ r i f l e u cup d i s c h a r g e r was p r e f e r r e d . The grenades
wore p r o - r i f l e d , and i n f l i g h t were s p i n s t a b i l i s e d .
Great d i f f i c u l t y was e x p e r i e n c e d i n o b t a i n i n g s t a b i l i t y
at high an gles o f p r o d u c t i o n .
Materials
..gain a c c o r d i n g to a v a i l a b i l i t y , p l a s t i c s , s t e e l and
l i g h t a l l o y s were used. Local sh ortag es o f m a t e r i a l s
loo. to the im p ro v ise d use o f wood and sometimes
concrete.

Development
Design a c t i o n was d i r e c t o u t o improving l e t h a l i t y and
performance. German r i f l e grenades ranged f u r t h e r
than- the B r i t i s h , but they c a r r i e d a smaller "pay load".

Great a t t e n t i o n was paiu to e a r t r i a g e d e sig n to

i n c r e a s e the e f f e c t i v e range 01 -idle and p i s t o l
grenades. Many a c c i d e n t s were caused by tro o p s using
non-intorchangeable sto r e s. '.n c o n n e c t io n with t h i s ,
the f o l l o w i n g t r a n s l a t i o n . ram a German i n s t r u c t i o n to
users i s worth n o t i n g : -
(1) Each typo o f r i f l e grenaue i s to be p r o p e l l e d
o n ly by the a p p r o p r i a te blank c a r t r i d g e .
Other types o f b u l l e t t e d blank w i l l n o t be
u se d , as t h i s may le ad to prematures on
d i s c h a r g e . ( R i f l o Grenades are packed s i n g l y
 i n c a r t o n s , and the a p p r o p r ia te blank
c a r t r i d g e i s a t t a c h e d by a paper s t r i p ) .
d 2 ) R i f l e grenades arm on d i s c h a r g e . I t i s there­
f o r e f o r b i d d e n to touch or l i f t a b l i n d as t h i s
may cause d e t o n a t i o n .
(3 ) R i f l e grenades can t h e r e f o r e onljr be c o n s i d e r e d
s a fe to handle i f they are s t i l l in t h e i r
o r i g i n a l c a r t o n s , and even then they sh ould be
t r e a t e d with the r e s p e c t due to a l l u n fa m ilia r
ammunition.

Design a c t i o n was i n i t i a t e d to evolve a c e n t r a l l y

c h a n n e ll e d grenade ( f o r a 5 cm. d is c h a r g e r cup) in
o r d e r to e l i m i n a t e the need o f s p e c i a l c a r t r i d g e s , a
standard 7.92 mm. round was to pass through a.diaphragm
o f s e l f - s e a l i n g rubber s t r e t c h e d a c r o s s the base o f the
t a i l unit. The diaphragm was se c u r e d to the body by
a p in c a t c h which disen gaged under a i r p re ss u r e a f t e r
l e a v i n g the d i s c h a r g e r , so that the diaphragm was
discarded. The grenade was t o be s id e f u z e d .

Work on r o c k e t - a s s i s t e d r i f l e grenades had been

s t a r t e d , but o n ly rough sketch es were found f o r one
d e s i g n , t h a t ' was f o r a p r o j e c t i l e 1U7 cm. long and o f
7 kgm. weight.

( 3 ) A n t i -Tank Grenades
( a ) hand Grenades
Experiments were c a r r i e d out -with the o b j e c t o f
producing a shaped charge s t i c k grenade. The c o n c l u s i o n rcachuci.
was that 300 gin. o f R D R/liff, with a 1 mm. s t o o l c o io o f 60 degrees
angle and 80 mm. s t a n d - o f f , would g iv e the r e q u i r e d p e n e t r a t i o n
o f 100 mm. .» g re a t deal o f work was done to d e f e a t the p o s s i b l e
u se, by us, o f a magnetic grenade. p a s t e , Zimmorit, (Chemiseho
worke Zimmer . . .G. B e r l i n ) f o r a p p l i c a t i o n to tank armour was
issued. I t had the c o m p o s i t i o n : -
Polyvinyl 29 per cent
Wood f i b r e 10 per ce nt
Pa r i urn Sulphate ko per 00 ii Ij
Zin c Sulphide 10 per cent
Ochre 15 per cent
Some work was done on magnetic grenades.
(b ) Pr e j e c t e d Or e na do s

R i f le Grenades
Rotated grenades with shaped charges wore produced
which ranged f u r t h e r than the B r i t i s h f i n s t a b i l i z e d
t y p o , but with lower ta rg e t performance. Those
grenades wore su p ersed es by she v*ecoillt:SS ty p e s.
k o c o i l l c s s _(Panz e r f au s t ) Types
This was a s e r i e s of u n r o ta te d , hollow charge
pr o j e c t i l e s . Do v e l o armnt v/a s d i re*c to a to i nc r o a sin g
the s t r e n g t h o f the launcher tube so th a t i t would be
useable f o r se v e rable f o r s e v e r a l f i r i n g s .
On e a r l i e r models a zinc cone was t r i e d , but t h i s gave
pool- performance es; e d a i l y a g a i n s t skip ting p l a t e s .
The f i n a l d e s i g n to appear i n b a t t l e woe a l l o y e d to
have a 220 mm. pone traction a t normal i n c i d e n c e .
 For use at high angles i n the a n t i - p e r s o n n e l r o l e * a
fra g m e n ta tio n r i n g was envisaged.

( ) Sraolce Grenades
Hand Grenades

Development was d i r e c t e d towards producing a l a r g e r , denser

and more p e r s i s t e n t smoke c l o n d . The requirement f o r s a t i s f a c t o r y
performance at low temperature and low r e l a t i v e humidity l e d to
the use o f tita nium c h l o r i d e , c o n t a i n i n g 25 per cent s i l i c o n
t e t r a c h l o r i d e with a 27 per cent calcium c h l o r i d e s o l u t i o n .
White phosphorus was not used in any German smoke 'sto re as i t .
was c o n s i d e r e d too dangerous to handle during manufacture.
Glass c o n t a i n e r s were o f t e n used f o r smoke grenades.

( 5 ) M is c e ll a n e o u s
Among the large numbers o f s p e c i a l grenades produced f o r
use with S ig n a l P i s t o l s were
Small a n t i - p e r s o n n e l H.E. grenades.
Smoke grenades
I l l u m i n a t i n g grenades ( i n c l u d i n g one type which v/as used i n
an attempt t o daz zle night f i g h t e r s )
Propaganda grenades
Si gnal grenades (v/ith a potassium n i t r a t e b a s e )
The i l l u m i n a t i n g and s i g n a l grenades wore g e n e r a l l y o f
lower candle power than the B r i t i s h . Some d i f f i c u l t y was
e x p e r i e n c e d i n p ro ducing e f f i c i e n t c o l o u r i n g matter.
Captured II.S. grenades were g e n e r a l l y o n ly used l o c a l l y f o r
booby t r a p s .
( C) e x p l o s i v e F i l l i n g s
Summary
German grenade f i l l i n g technique v/as based on the
"m elt pouring" p r o c e s s , alth ough p r o - p r e s s e d charges
vero e x t e n s i v e l y used. Stemming was c o n s i d e r e d un­
safe.
S a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n s wore o f v e r y low standard judged
by B r i t i s h p r a c t i c e .
Supply d i f f i c u l t i e s e n f o r c e d the use o f n o n - e x p l o s i v e
d i l u e n t s with T.I'I.T. In 191+h, common s a l t up t o 60
per ce n t and " scheidl-rnehl" stone powder were used as
diluents. Owing to s h o r t a g e s , a g r e a t deal o f b r e a k i n g -
do,m and r e c o v e r y o f T.IT.T. from unwanted s t o r e s was
uii (io i'taken.
Contain wax was adopted as a s t a b i l i s i n g agent with
e x p l o s i v e s o f low P. o f I .

Types o f H.D.used i n grenados

The g e n e ra l range used showed nothing unusual, e x ce p t
f o r the i n t r o d u c t i o n o f I i i p o l i t .
Molt l o a d i n g was almost e x c l u s i v e l y employed f o r small
s t o r e s F i l l i n g w i t h ' p r o - p r e s s e d b i s c u i t s was the
alternative.
T.ii.T. mixture withf&piiunition n i t r a t e and sometimes
aluminium powder, i l S ^ T n f , and PETIT/wax f i l l i n g s wore
commonly used. Supply d i f f i c u l t i e s l e d to r e s e a r c h
f o r anu i n t r o d u c t i o n c f s u i t a b l e d i l u e n t s and
u t t i tu te s f c r T. 11. T . ' These in o l u d o d s -
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Mothylamino n i t r a t e - mix-d w ith sodium n i t r a t e
T rin itrod i chlorohenzol
D i n i t r o b e n z o l - s u b s t i t u t e f o r T.N.T. i n amatols
Hexal - 75 por cent hexogen, 25 per cent aluminium
DINA
Ethylene diamine d i n i t r a t e
Dini tr onapthalene
Dinitrophenylamine
Iloxani tro diphenylaminc
Towards the l a t t e r end o f the war, up to 60 per cent
common s a l t was f r e q u e n t l y use d, e s p e c i a l l y i n
alumined e x p l o s i v e s .
F i l l i n g F a cto r y technique

Pro-fo rm ed c h a r g e s , p re ss e d h y d r a u l i c a l l y , wore o f t e n
f i t t e d i n t o grenades. Such f i l l i n g s proved l o o s e and
were n o t always s a t i s f a c t o r y .
With smaller s t o r e s , c a v i t i e s were o f t e n d r i l l e d i n t o
the s o l i d i f i e d H . E . f i l l i n g s .
A t y p i c a l P i l l i n g Fa ctory had the f o l l o w i n g shops under
one r o o f : - empty c a s i n g s t o r e ; p r e - h e a t in g - r o o m ( f o r
s h e l l s ) , m e lt-m ix ing room, pouring room, c o o l i n g t u n n e l s 5
d r i l l i n g hays and f i n i s h i n g room.
Small s t i r r e r s were o f t e n i n s e r t e d i n pouring hucx;ets
to a g i t a t e the melt while i t c o o l e d to the lowest
p r a c t i c a b l e temperature f o r p o u r in g .
Coiiiposi ti on o f German gnines

Pour types o f gninc were used i n German grenades

Caine A B C (La rge) 0 ( Small)

Initiator 60/L|0 l e a d 7 0 / 5 0 le a d le ad a z i d e / l o a d le ad a z i d e / l e a d
azide/lead a z i d e / l e a d styphnate styphnate
styphnate styphnate 0 / 4I gm. 0 . 3 gm.
0 . h 5 gm. 0 . 3 2 gm.

Detonating C y c l o n i t o Cycloni te PETN PETN

Composition 0 . h 5 gm. 0 . 11-5 gm. 0 . 3 5 gm. 0 . 6 gm.

Magazine Cyclonite Lower:- PLTN/Wax PETN/iVax

Pi 1 l i ng 92 / v/Ma 8 c y c l o n i to 3 3 . 8 gm. 1 6 . 8 gm.
3 7 . 5 gm. 92 /V/MX 8
3 0 .0 gm.
Upper: -
c y c l o n i to
92 /MX 8
2 1 . 0 gm.
4

P e l l e t s , where u s e e , wer.. o f PETN/Wax and Were o f a

small s i z e compare!, with B r i t i s h p a l l e t s .
r e t o n " tor

Tfie standard, da to >.a tor usv,:.i i n a l l German e x p l o s i v e

grenades was the Tie. 8 s p r c n g k n p o c l w h i c h , in perform ­
ance , was very s i m i le , t o the B r i t i s h No. 3 detonator*
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PART 2 - HAND GRENADES

(1) Summary

11. K. Grenades
Two main types o f II.E. hand grenade, the egg and the s t i c k ,
were produced i n large numbers. Se v e r al d i f f e r e n t marks and
m o d i f i c a t i o n s o f each e x i s t . As o r i g i n a l l y desig n ed t h e i r
main e f f e c t depended on b l a s t , but fra g m e n ta tio n s l e e v e s were
issued la t e r .

Anti-Tank Grenades

based on the h o ll o w charge p r i n c i p l e , a n t i - t a n k grenades were

d e sig n e d e i t h e r f o r throwing a g a in s t o r p l a c i n g on a tank.
Attachment to the t a r g e t was a c h ie v e d by use o f magnets or by
an a d h esive c o m p o s it io n .
Smoke Grenade s

The smoice c o m p o s it io n used was o f e i t h e r the LICE or titanium

t e t r a c h l o r i d e type.
Igniters

f o r i n i t i a t i o n , the Germans r e l i e d almost e n t i r e l y on f r i c t i o n

igniters. Although m o d i f i c a t i o n s were made the b a s i c d esig n
remained unchanged. A t a b l e o f types o f i g n i t e r , showing the
s t o r e s i n which th ey were used and t h e i r s a l i e n t f e a t u r e s , i s
given, b e l o w : -
- - - —- -
" Brennz under"
f r i c t i o n Igniter Delay Store i n which used Remarks

BZ 2k i+l s e c . II.E. S t i c k Grenade 2U f r i c t i o n com­

p o s it io n in
! l e a d c a p s u le .
Ac tu at ed by
wire l o o p .
P.239 ( m o d i f i e d ) kz s e c . H . E . S t i c k Gr ena de 2k Aluminium
c a p s u le .
B239 f o r o g g - Egg grenade y ) Pale blu e
grenade S t r i k e grenade knob
Smoke grenade Ul friction , ;
I'ZhO f o p e g g - Egg grenade 35 |S p r i n g - l o a d e d j
grenado i s t r i k e r and •;
j cap. Royal j
j b l u e knob. j
KHZ 3d Smoke s t i c k grenade |F r i c t i o n j
KHZ 39 Smoku s t i c k gr enade F riction :
j Safet;, fu se igniter Smoke grenades F riction
j
ZdsacLin Anz 29
j Zdsachn Anz 39 Grey kn b
i
F r i c t i on,
| L. II. th read. |
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(2) S tielh a n d g ran ato U3» ( S t i c k grenade, H .E ., k3 - e a r l y m o d e l).

Dimensions T o t a l weight 1 l b . 6 oz.

P illin g 7 oz. T.ii.T.

General The H.E. head, p a i n t e d f i e l d g r e y , was permanently

f i x e d to a s o l i d wooden handle. The ignite r*
screwed i n t o the top o f the H.E. head which c o u ld
be f i t t e d w it h the smooth or segmented fra g m e n ta tio n
sleeve.
In itiation b . Z . 39 f o r e g g -g re n ad e , or B.Z.i+O with a No. 8
detonator.

(3) S tic lh an d g ra n a te 2Jj. ( S t i c k g r e n a d e , H .E.2I4.).

Dimensions O verall length 1 f t . 2 in.

Length o f head 4 .in.
Dia. o f head 2 -f .in#
Length o f handle 10 i n .
Weight 1 l b . 2 oz.
Weight o f f i l l i n g 6 oz.
E f f e c t i v e range:
o f f ra g m e n ta tio n 10-13 yards
of blast 6 -7 yards
Throwing range about 30 yards.

General This o f f e n s i v e grenade, s i m i l a r to the St.H#2Lj. o f

,/o r ld War I , c o n s i s t e d o f a c y l i n d r i c a l body o f
t h i n gauge s t o ^ l , c o n t a i n i n g a b u r s t i n g charg e.
I t was f i t t e d w ith a wooden handle which c o n t a in e d
a f r i c t i o n type i g n i t e r , o p e ra te d by a p u l l c o r d ,
A smooth Ox1 segmented f ra g m e n ta tio n s l e e v e c o u l d be
f i tted.

iviechani c a l The b u r s t i n g charge o f l o o s e T.N.T. was e n c l o s e d i n

features a waxed-paper c o n t a i n e r , and was f i l l e d i n t o a s t e e l
cylinder. a s t e e l a d a p te r , i n t e r n a l l y th read ed ,
f i t t e d over the c y l i n d e r to r e c e i v e a h o l l o w , b r e e c h
handle, which housed the i g n i t e r assembly. The
h o ld e r was threaded i n t e r n a l l y to r e c e i v e the b r a s s
bush on the i g n i t e r . This assembly was r e t a i n e d by
s t e e l and m i l l b o a r d washers, and was a tta ch e d to a
spring by a r i v e t which was c a r r i e d under the cap.
I n i t i a t i on I n i t i a t i o n was by a f r i c t i o n i g n i t e r , Brcnnzunder 2U
( B . Z . 2J4 ) and a ho. 8 d e t o n a t o r . The deton ator was a
push f i t i n the i g n i t o r assembly.
Packing The head, handle and i g n i t e r -assembly were s e p a r a t e l y
packed.
Advantages The o n ly advantage t h i s grenade had over s i m i l a r
B r i t i s h types was i t s s l i g h t l y g r e a t e r throwing range,
Use Tho grenade was used mainly f o r t r a i n i n g i n the
la tor stagos o f tho war.
 -s-
S t i c 1 handgranato 39 ( S t i c k g ren a d e, H.E. 3 9 ) .
Dime ns io n s O v e r a l l le n g th 1 ft. k in .
'Weight 1 lb . 6 oz.
Weight o f f i l l i n g 7 oz.
E f f e c t i v e range o f hurst 16 yards
Throwing range about 25 y a rd s.

do no m l This grenade was v e r y s i m i l a r to the St,H d gr.2i+.

The main d i f f e r e n c e s "between the * 2lj.T and *39*
s t i ck grenade s wo re t -
( i ) The head o f the 39 type was o f 2 mm.( 0 . 0 8 )
steel.

(ii) The i g n i t e r c o r d was a t ta ch e d d i r e c t l y to the

cap and n o t to a r i n g as i n the 2k ty p e .

(5 ) S tielh a n d g ran ate k3 ( S t i c k gren ad e, H.E.U3 - la t e m o d el).

.. .imensions T o t a l weight 1 l b . 6 oz.

P illin g 7 o z . T.N.T.

General The h .n . head, p a i n t e d y e ll o w and f i e l d g r e y , was

screwed on to a s o l i d wooden handle. The i g n i t e r
screwed i n t o the top c f the H.E. head. The grenade
co uld be f i t t e d with a smooth or segmented f r a g ­
mentation s l e e v e .
Ini t i a t i o n The i n i t i a t i o n system c o n s i s t e d o f an i g n i t e r ,
BZ. f u r j.iilidgr 39 or BZJi-O, and a pc .8 detonator

^a i 1Li jidp i*a.i ia t o eg ( Gin .1-n u . i -• 1i >_o« I.)--0 1 •

>.i»,iensi c ns P illiiig oZ
*7i q rX
P•1.4
]\i

The grenade c o n s i s t s simply o f the II.E. head -f

tin s t i c k grenade f i t t e d w ith a smooth or segmented
type 43 ( l a t e r monel) fra g m e n ta tio n s l e a v e .

1ui t i a t i o n Eihdgr 39 and detonator Ho.3.

( 7) b t i o l liane.g r ana t e - Ni p c l i t ( o t i c k grenade-H ip o ll t )

Pina nsi ons W eig h t 19 0 2 .

Pc .uoral This g r e n a d e , composed e n t i r e l y o f high e x p l o s i v e ,

\/as o f the 11o f f e n s i v e " type and presumably was
i n t r o d u c e d as a r e s u l t o f the shortage o f metal
and T . h . T .
,3 ! >>•11 X*e..T. Ur e I The c y l i n d r i c a l head o f n i p o l i t had a n i p o l i t
handle a r i v e n i n t s i t . The base o f t h i s handle
was o f ijooroaaeu. niamot>..r• and was d r i l l e d to take
the u e to n a tin g oom p esiti*n and an e g g -ty p e igi_i te r
(sit! lay ) f i t t e d w i t h 0. hexagonal nut. The
i, i j . t t r v .s a i i c h e r e a in. t h e 11.i_.oliT. b,p m e a n s o f a
tiu\,:...j.o ■1 t o o l c o l f c r w it h a f lange , which was
h—Id i n -lacn. 0. ua a n i p o l i t 0 washer, f o r c e d
i n often- i n s e r t i o n e f the re t a i u i n f c o l l a r *
Manufacture F a b r i c a t i o n o f the grciiadu was si m p le , and.
assembly q u ick . Machining o p e r a t i o n s uoro
g r e a t l y reduced i n number by the use o f N i p o l i t .
The o n ly f i l l i n g o p e r a t i o n s were concern ed with
the d e to n atin g and d e l a y c o m p o s it io n s .

(8 ) B e h o Ifs Stio lhandgranate B e t o n - I . ( S t i c k grenade, c o n c r e t e , I )

Dimensions O v e r a l l le n g th Ilf. i n .
Length o f c o n c r e t e head h in.
Diameter o f c o n c r e t e head 2 win.
Thickness o f c o n c r e t e casing e.i n.
To ta l weight 1 l b . 1| c z . to
1 l b , 11 c z .
F illin g Stnd. 100 gm.
charge T.N.T.

General This grenade appeared i n North A f r i c a , and v/as

p r o b a b ly o f l o c a l manufacture on ly .

Design f e a t u r e s The grenade c o n s i s t e d o f a rough wooden handle,

to the end o f which was s e c u r e d , by two strands
o f t h i c k w i r e , a 100 gm. c h a rg e , which was
surrounded by a coarse c o n c r e t e c a s i n g , about
-§• i n . t h i c k . The c ha rg e , a normal " b a r r e l "
d e m o l i t i o n one, was th read ed , and the normal
s t i c k grenade f r i c t i o n i g n i t e r was used. The
handle was g ro o v e d t o take the e x t e n s i o n c o r d ,
and had a small c u t - o u t p o r t i o n i n the base to
take the p u l l - r i n g .

In itiation I g n i t e r h.Z. U. 5 Skis and a No. 3 d e t o n a t o r .

(9 ) Vein I f s Itandgranat o - h o l o . ( s t i c k grenade - wood)

The empty assembly or t h i s " o f f e n s i v e " type grenade was
made e n t i r e l y o f wood.

Dlinen si ons T o t a l w e ig h t 13 o s . a.gprox

0 v e r a 1 1 1 c. j i g t h Ip in.
L e n g 1 11 o :f.‘ 1ie a (I 3x in.
j ) i ai i. 1 1./x* o i lie a d 2f ip,
h e ig h t i'x “ e x p l o s i v e 50 gm.
Design f e a t u r e s A c y l i j i a r i c a l turned. w- e u h e a d was t h r e a d e d
i n t e r nal 1,v f i r a sf:ior t l i s ta nCe to roc elV e ; .
wood ha no»lo> • Tin tie", li : ’....ij bfti'ee out to Xl xie pth
-S

IId
)I.*O
H

ar l,y 5 inc 1 -J oin io o.ita iileO. h a l f XI "1 ; r r e l

c

charg ,°,i V■L* ', # IJ.( .11'

t
a , ,!ii• Sta iidar d 'ClLme j i t i o n
ciiarg e ) , a, lx, th•n. J.' e‘ 1ld~ .—. J■ dpao,. was t <->1.d UP i _

by a ro ug.'ll v/OOU.ey.;.1 eg. Ills ].•' ».-.-x iie v/a8 b r X1ed

ie
throu ghout i t s ; t il . nxi va 5 ; j_.(’’ Gud C.t T.hw end
"b,y ci pla:i i L 1!Ia.. *t‘-' 1 • l_'♦

in itiation Tim i gni t -l* sys Xe lli ;• i(Ji S tea. o f a sa fe ty fu 0

i g n i t e r aixd a de t Oj a t e r a s s e:mbly conta ining a
If.5 1‘dll . lo ngtli o l' Sai'S t,y fuse to g iv e :..i ltd Id y a f
k\- e o Cf jids. Th,e as so mb j. y wa S ..siiPVii XXs the
" S'pi'ejigka j )£jL/ .
1 ./ j 'lluu.er 28"• ii 1.1 Xxxe Iisi o cor d
tJO8 8Uil througii the 1uny; th o f the 1isndi to a
p u l l - o f f knob under the Jiie ta 1 e ;xp.
Pilling; 50 gm. (15 o : ) , T.I-f.T.
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(10) Gebal l t o Ladungon ( Dmidle clie.rgea )

These charges c o n s i s t e d o f s i x s t i c k grenade h e a d s ,

without d e t o n a t o r s , f i r m l y be uud rouna r. c o n t r o l grenade which
a c t e d as a primer. They wore used by a s s a u l t eiigineor tro o p s i n
attacking' f o r t i f i c a t i o n s , o b s t a c l e s and A .P .V s. The maximum
d i s t a n c e to which' a change c o u l d be thrown was s t a t e d to be 12
metros (approx. 1|0 d t . ) . ..s a p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t the i n g r e s s o f
m o i s t u r e , i t was recommended that the detonator s o c k e t s i n the
grenade heads be c o v e r e d o v e r . The e f f e c t o f the charge was due,
presumably, to b l a s t , as there was v e ry l i t t l e metal i n the assembly.
The method o f use a g a i n s t tanks i s o b s c u r e , but they would seem to
be o f mere use a g a in st the tr ac ks and b o g i e s than a g a in s t the crew.
There was mention i n German i n s t r u c t i o n s that an impact f u z e was
used t o ensure d e t o n a t io n i n a c t u a l c o n t a c t with a tank. No
d e t a i l s o f t h e f u z e care, however, a v a i l a b l e .

(11) "Shaving S t i c k 11 grenade (I & I I )

Dimensions Overall length (I ) 3 -y in,.

Overall length ( I I ) 1+ i n .
Max. diameter 2 in.
Ignitor BZE ( b lu e cap)
Delay h iin .

General The body of: t h i s type o f grenade c o n s i s t e d o f a

t h i n , y e ll o w painted, aluminium c y l i n d e r , with the
standard egg i g n i t e r screwed i n t o the t c p .

By s u b s t i t u t i n g the b . x . f u r Eihdgr f o r a D.Z .33

Pressure i g n i t o r . , the assembly c o u l d be used as
a booby trap.

(12 j g ih a n dgranate 39 On,;.; grenade * H.E.39)

.dimensions T o t a l './eight 8 o z . (Amatol f i l l e d )
or 10 0 2 . (TNT f i l l e d ) .
P illin g Amatol o r T.N.T.
G o z . Amatol
)r 6 o z . T.N.T.
General The egg-shaped metal body was p a i n t e d f i e l d g r e y ,
and an i..pii t e r screwed i n at one end. The
grenade co u lu he f i t t e d with a s p e c i a l
fragiuentation j a c k e t .
J. ni t i a t i on The i g n i t i o n system was I g n i t e r BZ. ftir Eihdgr.
39 and d e to n a t o r No.8.

(13) Ai 1.a n u;i t a n a te 39 IJb (Egy grenade 39} p r a c t i c e ) .

idmensions O v e r a l l le n g th 3 in.
maximum diui.io ter 2 in.
Weight 12 oz.
Ign iter B. Z. f u r Eihdgr.
D ela y ds s e c .
Colour Body - bla de
I g n i t e r - blu e cap.
Genu mil The : I' e m . m . .v.S i d e n t i c a l ./I t h t i l e 11. e . V e r S i Oil,
vxce •-t that i t f i l i e d wi th a " s p o t t i n g "
charge . The.. Sole: miaru i g n i te r was use 'I,

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(14 ) Kleins xJlhand,granatc-Nipolit (Small egg grenade - N i p o l i t )

rimensi one weight o f N i p o l i t body 2[30 gm.

General The i g n i t e r ana anchor were v e r y s i m i l a r to those

used wi th the N i p o l i t s t i c k g re n a d e . No hexagonal
nut was f i t t e d , "but there was i n c o r p o r a t e d a
" b u t t e r f l y " type n ut, tne ends o f which were
turned down over the grenade body. The c e n t r a l
body o f the main grenade body was made of n i p o l i t .

(15) Gross dihahd g r a n a t e - N i p o l i t (Large egg grenade—N i p o l i t )

Dimensions Weight o f N i p o l i t 500 gm.

General L s s e n t i a l l y the same' as the small N i p o l i t egg-

grenade, t h i s v e r s i o n was of l a r g e r diameter.
The grenade i n c o r p o r a t e d a g r e a t e r amount of
N i p o l i t and of riNTN/wax than the sm alle r type,

(16) S p l it te r m a n t c l (fra g m e n ta tio n j a c k e t )

Di mun si ons l ’h i c - n o s s of mutul ja c k e t 3 /3 2 i n .

Ge lie r a 1 k e t a l fra g m e n ta tio n j a c k e t s , produced f o r f i l l i n g

t o the standard fi.k. egg grenade 3 9 , were made i n
two i d e n t i c a l halves. Two oars were y/ulded to
each h a l f o f the jao ..et "fOx- quick assembly to the
yrmnaae, an Opel nti Ox. whieh took about a quarter
turn.
cjdCi.w^ i,s na,x'b, s x io. b a l<b. a b0 t r .l o f To f r a g j:ib.. a , , ^
each approximi.tb-ly §■ i n . x §-i n . 4. uncier i d e a l
cOiiaiti o n s .

(17) Booby traps and ad a p tatio n s

.Niilo tin sutjv.. .t o f Booby Traps i s f u l l y d e a l t with

i n another pamphlet, monti cm can w e ll be Mis. here of' a I f w
mu cNanisms im p rovison from bieii; . d y .
Tin, standard h. zi. u. ;g grenade yj , i’i tr^u ‘with the
s taiLCko. d BZN i g n i t e r , cap c o l o u r e d biuv,, and thuru fore o f b .i.t im ly
co nv e at i o nr. 1 appearance , was o f t e n used ns a booby t r a x,. Thu
i g n i t e r f uin t i o i le d i n st a n ta n e o u sly by r eason of the f a c t th..t the
small s t e e l tube 5 c ontaining the d e l a y , was unscrewed from the
main body o f the i g n i t e r . This o p e r a t i o n c o u l d H, done e a s i l y with
two p a i r s o f p l i e r s . The f l a s h from the match composite on
i n i t i a t e d the deto nator iiiime di a m ly Li.ib. i r i c t i C i , vii xv ■f the
i g n i t e r was p u l l e d .
Gases a l s o o c c u r r e d v/lwie tin s tana:.x d , g ^rnxx :uo was
fi t t o u ’./i til a b a l l cap c o l o u r e d m b . , This i g i x i t e i ,av e dela.y
Cl _L iJ G O0 1xLL•
US n V . L> ul; .,lln (.loO Of t iJ a. B r i t i s h n . ■ J j (a x y l i t e ,
nr.de , r.s a booby t r ■ . . o j x? ojii 0 v 1 1\ j C1if ' j. o Li ^3 0 pJmt jig fx'Oiii file
i'!C. 2p 7 f u s e .
In t i n inn. •th ^iv.Lc'Mi c / jh-» .i o n p t u r eCi 1>j.i t i s i i No.73
■Ji 1^x ■'. o . e :, /ex x. US■ .0 . O mil lie. |JJ 1)y ,/ -L,1. to ,> t lib, r oi 1 a boa.,. u}
It > L.HV >■. -i -k
cii/i H i x - , "01a, c >n f ^ Olio, . *. v.1. i n u f -i/t 1 1 , .J|_, L«t; j A.y ' bLb, oOxl . wb)j.‘ .
The r : ssexiib-x. a, .a bun..- 1 j / . t f L. '1J.j Li' , _
i_ • . . 0..1J. i111- j. t.^ p.1., •1. • / y j i..k. I " .
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(18) Methods o f c a r r y in g grenade a

8 t i d e grenades wuiv o r i g i n a l l y c o n s t r u c t e d w it h c a r r y ­
ing hooks on the si de of tin head, so that th e y could e a s i l y he
c a r r i e d on the b e l t , a p r a c t i c e which w a s - d i s c o n t i n u e d a f t e r
1933.
During the war, g r e n a d e s , d e to n a t o rs and i g n i t e r s were
packed i n iiietal ammunition c a s e s , each u s u a l l y holding about 15
sets. On the march or i n a c t i o n they were c a r r i e d e i t h e r i n
these b o x e s , or i n sandbags. The i n d i v i d u a l i s s u e , u s u a l l y 2 per
man, were p l a c e d , h e a d uppermost, e i t h e r i n the b e l t or the jack
boots.
Troops on p a t r o l were equipped w i t h a s p e c i a l , grenade
carrying- j a c k e t , presumably s i m i l a r t o our 11jungle j a c k e t s " used
i n the Par East campaign. Made o f a heavy, dark c l o t h , i t f i t t e d
over the t u n i c , r a t h e r l i k e a s l e e v e l e s s p u l l o v e r . In i t were
10 p o c k e t s , 5 i n f r o n t , 5 behind, i n which hand grenades c o u ld be
p l e a c e d , head downwards. These- were a l l a c c e s s i b l e to the wearer,
and i t was s a id th at an even d i s t r i b u t i o n o f weight was obt ained.

(19) Magnetic a n t i - t a n k g r e n a d e
Dimensions T o t a l weight 7 l b . 11 oz.
F illin g 3 l b . 5 oz.,RDX/TNT 50/50 o f
d e n s i t y 1,67
Exploder PETN/VVax, 9 0 / 1 0 , o f d e n s i t y 1.58
P e n e t r a t i on 110 mm,IT 80 homo p l a t e or
20 i n . c o n c r e t e .
(There wa.s a s e r i e s o f t h i s type of grenade o f weights 2 , 3 , 5 j8
auu 10 kgm.)
resig n Details Designed on the hollow charge p r i n c i p l e , the
envi ty l i n e r o f the grenade was a 60 degree co ne,
made from 17 min. mild s t e e l p l a t e .
Three permanent h orse -sh o e magnets o f an « l n i c : o
type a l l o y (VDIi. 5h6) p r o v i d e d the means o f adhesion
to a t a r g e t . They were b c l t e u t o the underside
o f a p la s t ic base-plate. The magnet a s sem b lies
were b o l t e d between the p o l e p i e c e s by b r a s s b e l t s
which were p a r tly r e c e s s e d into g ro o v e s i n the
mag lie t s . 'Hie pole p i e c e s of the magnets Were
c o l d shaped from dead mi Id s t e e l bar of s e c t i o n 3
3 cm. x 2 cm. The a c t i n g s u r f a c e s were ground,
p r o b a b ly a f t e r assembly t o the base p l a t e s .
Ini t i a t i o n PZ. 21+ wi th ho .8 re t o m t o r .

(20) Panzer hand Min e , (Holloa charge, a n t i - t a n k , s t i c k y grenade)

Grammes Pounds
0eigh ts H.E. c o n t .i iiu j.' .i ioi. e xp 10 de 1- ho us i m 77 0 .1 7
I g n i t e r aoa.ptw, 37 0 .0 8
dh.rge l i i n r 66 0.15
Cover -.ncL handle IS o . oh
s t i c k y p-.d he l a e r and pad 18 o .o d
adapting rin g 10 0.02
T r a n s i t .slug 5 C.01

232 0 .5 1
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Goncrnl The grenade was p a in t e d o l i v e green to the r e a r
o f cannelure on the c y l i n d r i c a l p o r t i o n ( s u p p o r t ­
i n g c o n e ) , and white f o rw a rd of i t . S tencilled
on the H.E. c o n t a i n e r was " E i f 1+2% and on the
t r a n s i t plug " 1+2 f i f SD" .
Design D e t a i l s The H .E .c o n ta in e r was c o l d drawn from low carbon
mild s t e e l s t r i p , approximately 0 .5 min. t h i c k ;
the V.D.H. v a r i e d from 193 to 127. A cannelure
formed i n the c y l i n d r i c a l w a l l , 15 mm. from the
forw ard o n e , a c t e d as a seati ng f o r the c o n e .
The e x p lo d e r housing was c o l d p r e s s e d from dead
m i l d s t e e l s t r i p , ap proxim ate ly 1 .5 mm. t h i c k ;
V.D.H. f i g u r e 202, I t was crimped i n t o the r e a r
o f the c o n t a i n e r and screw threaded e x t e r n a l l y
f o r attachment o f the i g n i t o r ad apter.
The i g n i t e r adapter was c o l d drawn from m ild s t e e l
s t r i p 1 . 5 mm, t h i c k ; V.D.H. value v a r i e d from 209
-1 3 3. I t was screw threaded a t the r e a r end to
accommodate the i g n i t e r .
The charge l i n e r was c o l d drawn from dead m ild
s t e e l s t r i p , 1 . 5 min. t h i c k ; V.D.H. f i g . 193 to ll+3o
The e x t e r i o r s u r f a c e o f the l i n e r was machined
and the w a l l t h i c k n e s s decrease d r e g u l a r l y from
1 .5 mrn. at the mouth (or b a s e ) to approxim ately
0 . 5 min. at the apex. The i n c l u d e d angle was 32
d e g r e e s . 8 e q u a l l y spread h o l e s , 1 .5 mm® d i a . ,
were d r i l l e d through the f l a n g e *
The s t i c k y pad h o ld e r -was a c o l d p r e s s in g from
dead m ild s t r i p , 0 . 2 5 man. t h i c k ; V . D .H .v a r ie d from
165 to 117.
The adapting rin g was c o l d p r e s s e d from dead m ild
s t e e l s t r i p , 0 . 2 5 mm. t h i c k ; the V.D.H. v a r i e d
from 159 to 113. The s t i c k y pad h o ld e r was
f a s t e n e d to i t s forw ard f l a n g e by a crimped over
• c o l l a r maao from dona ‘m i l d s t e e l s t r i p . , and t h i s
made a push f i t i n t o the fo rw a rd c y l i n d r i c a l end
o f the H.E. contained , where i t h o l e the charge
l i n e r i n p o s i t i o n on i t s cannelure Beati ng. The
H.E. c o n t a i n e r was in d en ted i n t o the rin g i n 6
p l a c e s to secure i t in p o s i t i o n .
The l i d , c a r r y i n g a hand. I e , as or' e a s e d f r o m low
carbon m ild s t e e l s t r i p . « d . .1ji11* t h i c k , and i t s
V .D .H . f i g u r e v a r i e d f r e e 16 a t o i .17. I t was
made a push f i t o v e r t a cl h o l d e r .

( 21) n a g r n n n t o ie .1+2 ( n ) , I .

dimensions O verall len gth ( i n e l cap) p »9 a in ,

Body l e n g t h a . 17 in .
Body die,. 2,32 in.
Neck l o n g t i i 1.16 i ii,.
Neck d i n . C. 55 .1.i i #}
h e i g h t (as pa ck ed) 18.35 «.+<
r\ 9a7

h illin g 5 oz. s Icinkw T .N .T .

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Gonornl The grenade ha a a g r e y f i n i s h , with a "bright
y e ll o w "band. 10 min. wide round to p o f "body.
S ten cillin g BHD GR Ml+2 (n)
R 7 1+2
Vor Gehmuch
Sprcngkr.psel Nr* 8
E in se tze n
The s t o r e was packed 18 to a wooden "box, w it h
d e to n a t o r s No. 8 and 15 p u l l i g n i t e r s BZ21+,
Design Features The body o f t h i s grenade, o f Norwegian o r i g i n ,
c o n s i s t e d o f a l i g h t metal c a n i s t e r , c l o s e d at
b o t h ends. The upper c l o s i n g d i s c c a r r i e d a c e n t r a l
tube l e a d in g to the bottom o f the body. This tube,
threaded i n t e r n a l l y f o r a s h o r t d i s t a n c e a t about
2 /3 o f i t s le n g th from th e t o p , a c t e d as the
d e to n a t o r and i g n i t e r h o l d e r . A sh o rt tubular
metal nock surrounded the top o f the tu b e , the
neck bein g c l o s e d i n t r a n s i t by a push-on metal
cap. The grenade- was packed with a lo o p o f s t r i n g ,
ending i n a wooden b u t t o n , l y i n g l o o s e l y i n the
i n t e r n a l tube. I n s i d e the body was a l o o s e c o i l
(5 5 tu rns) o f 1+ mm. d i a . l o a d a l l o y r o d , d e e p ly
notc hed a t every 10 mm. on the o u t s i d e o f the
t u r n , to g i v e approxim ately 88 fragments.
Arming To arm, the p u l l - o f f cap and bu tto n with s t r i n g s
were removed ana a No. 8 detonator i n s e r t e d i n t o
the tu b e , mouth end uppermost. „.n i g n i t e r , B Z . 21+
was lo o p e d to the end o f the s t r i n g and screwed
i n t o thv^ t u b e , and the x^ush-on cap r e p l a c e d i f tin
grenade was not r e q u i r e d f o r immediate use. B e fo re
throwing the woo a bu tt o n was sharply p u l l e d .

(22) Disc grenade

Dimensions Diameter . 3-5/16 in.

Thickness 17/32 i n .
General The grenade was made from a N i p o l i t d i s c d r i l l e d
to r e c e i v e an i g n i t e r and d e t o n a t o r .
Ini t i a t i on B.Z.E . 39 (Blue knob)
No. 8 detonate r . .

(28) " N i p o l i t " c y l i n d e r hand gr ena de wi t h f r a gmonta t i o n SleeVe

nimenciious T o ta l w eigh t 15 oz . 10 i dr.

( 2U) Pans ^rwurfmino 1 ( L )(1 io 11ow c hargu n t l - tank g r o u n d s )

.jime nslions T o t a l w eig h t 5 lb .
Pilling' l 8 -|ir, rru• , ca s t RDX/ 'TNT
0/ /
j'ixp 1 o dv_- r 2 % OZ • p XxjTN/ ' vax (o xjo l l o t s i
1’e ne t r a t i o n 8 8 iHim. at nornif.il.
'he lie ra I The grenaue had a ye How pa i n t o d, pea r -s h a ,ed body
with s t e n c i l l i n g '5.'Ale 1( D "
design. D e t a i l s i he grenao.e had a ho How ha no.le whi ch cent a in., d
s i x PATil/.a.x p e l l e t s • n t he iiaudio ,' o XO f 0 Ui •
f abide f i n s a t taelle (l to m')j u11.g nie ti'.l 0 3 whi ch
v/ere r o t s l noo. by ;a Metal o a ' * The gr min iu.. L.l*mivj ’.1
on bli.rowing 'when ■the Uji,; > r ib Li r e l e . .,LLi^ lP.
from t h e cop.
I n i tie. t i o n . "..11-weg ;P' impact f uSO »
(2 5 ) Panzorhanclmi.no S. 8. ( Hollow ch a rg e, s t i c k y g ren a d e).

Dimensions T o t a l weight 11+ g o z .

F illin g 7 i o z . , c a s t RDX/TNT, 5 0 / 5 0 .
Exploder P r ussse d PETN/Wax 90/10 p e l l e t .
Ponetration 125 Mil. IT80 h om o.plate .
General The grenade was cone shaped and p a i n t e d f i e l d g r e y .
Thu adhesive “base was p r o t e c t e d i n t r a n s i t "by a
ti n n e d p l a t e c o v e r , and the fuxe hole at the apex
o f the cone by a b l a c k p l a s t i c t r a n s i t plu g.
Lusign Du t a i l s The h ollow charge c a v i t y was i n the form o f a
tr u n c a t e d c o n e , which had an i n t e r n a l angle o f
32 d e g re e s. The l i n e r ta p ered from 3 mm, at the
mouth t o 1 rmn. a t the apex.
The mouth o f the grenade was c l o s e d by a t h i n
s t e e l cap to which was r i v e t t e d a f e l t pad-impreg­
nated with an a d h e s iv e . This adhesi ve c o n s i s t e d
e s s e n t i a l l y o f a mineral o i l / p o l y i s o b u t y l e n e compo­
sition. A c c i d e n t a l adhesion was preven ted by a
th in s t e e l p u l l - o f f l i d .
In itiation Egg-grenade f r i c t i o n i g n i t u r (!+■§• s e c . d e l a y ) o r
impact f u z e .

( 26) Panserhandmine 8 , S. ( h o ll o w c h a r g e , s t i c k y grenado-hand

thrown)
0-uueral This grenade was S i m i la r to the "h an d -p la ce d "
g r e n a d e , but had an a l t e r n a t i v e "impact f u z e " so
that the grenade could be thrown. A l i n e n streamer
armed the f u z e and kept t i n ' grenade p o i n t e d i n the
c o r i*e c t di r o o t i o n .
(2 7) Dubulliandgranate 39- 191+0 type ( s t i c k , smoke grenade ) .
Dimensions T o t a l weight about 1 l b . 10 o z , ( v e r ag e )
Type o f f i l l i n g KGE/AL, 6 0 / 2 0 ,
Vic iglit o f f illin g '- 11 oz.
amoral I-lie head, which was p a i n t e d f i e l d g r e y , had a
white i n t e r r u p t e d band and white s t e n c i l l i n g * The
head serewea on to a h ollow wooden handle which
container, a f r i c t i o n i g n i t e r . This was p r o t e c t e d
by a c l o s i n g cap.
J /.Li. uia oion The grenade was f i t t e d with i g n i t i o n tube N.1+,
i g n i t e r RZ•38 , or i g n i t e r bZ.39*

ho be lhanu.; ;r ana tu j j ) - 19^-11 t,y pe ( S t i c k , smoke grenade )

hi iae ns ions T o t a l weight about 1 l b . 10 oz. (av e rag e )
F illin g V ji o z , HCE/Zh 1+7/53*
General The head, p a i n t e d f i e l d g r e y , had a white
i n t e r r u p t e d band. " 39" was s t e n c i l l e d i n white on
the he a el which sere wee. or, t o a h o llo w wooden handle
c o n t a i n ! ng t he i gni t e r .
liij- t i a cion The grenade was f i t t e d with i g n i t i o n tube N.1+,
i g n i t o r J.i>i, jQ , o r 13Z •39 •
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(2 9 ) 6ubelllandgranate 39-19U2 type. ( s t i c k , smoko grenaa*.)

Dimensions T o t a l weight about 1 l b . 10 os. (average)

k illin g 15 :) o z . HCD/ZB. 5 7 /U 3 .
G^ aie x*a 1 Tin head,. . .p a i n t e d H e l d w grey
. ,, had a wiiite
i n t e r r u p t e d hand and white s t e n c i l l i n g " 3y B It
screwed on to a hollow wooden handle which
ta in o d the i g n i t e r .
In itiation The grenade was f i t t e d with i g n i t i o n , tube Ni+S and
i g n i t e r B Z .3 8 .o r BZ.39.

(30) Nebelhandgr anate 1+2 (Egg grenade, smoke)

Dimensions T o t a l w e ig h t 9f oz.
Weight o f f i l l i n g 6 to o z . HCE/ZN.
Length 5 ^ i n . approx.
Max. Diameter 2 i n . approx.
General The grenade had a metal b o d y , was egg-shaped and
p a i n t e d f i e l d g r e y , with white s t e n c i l l i n g
’ Db.Eihgr 142' . There were three h o l e s i n the
h o llo w top f o r smoke e m issio n . A p u l l i g n i t e r ,
Zdschn Anz 29 or 39 ? screwed i n t o the top o f the
grenade.

(31) DlenclkOrpcr 1 H and 2 H (Glass smoke grenade)

Dimensions o f
BlondkDrpor 1 H T o t a l weight 10£ to 13 oz.
Type o f f i l l i n g “ Titanium and S i l i c o n t e t r a ­
c h l o r i d e 77/ 23.
Weight o f f i l l i n g 9 to 1 0 / oz.
Overall length 5 Z to 6 i n .
Diameter 2 in.
Dimensions o f
Blendkorper 2 li T o t a l weight 17 oz.
Type o f f i l l i n g Titanium and S i l i c o n t e t r a ­
c h l o r i d e 77/ 2 3 ? and c e n t r a l
.tu be c o n t a in in g Calcium c h l o r i d e ,
weight o f f i l l i n g - 9 £ oz. w it h oz. calcium ch lo rid e
General Both grenades wore designed f o r a t t a c k i n g a .]•'.Vs
ana p i l l b o x e s , and r o l i e a f or t h e i r e f f e c t on the
p e n e t r a t i o n o f a p ertu res by the smoke-produelng
liquid.
The 2 H was a development f o r use a t low to. ..ye a-
ature ‘. and low r e l a t i v e humidity.
Design D e t a i l s The grenade c o n s i s t e d o f a moulded g l a s s p e a r -
shaped b u l b , ana was about 2 i n . i n dia.(maximum)
and k i n . i n h e ig h t to the neck where i t f l a r e d
out to form a c o l l a r , ap p roxim ate ly 1 i n . high
by l z i n . d ia . The neck hac. 3 c o r r u g a t i o n s which
. se r v e d t o s e c u r e a s e a l i n g ..-lug.
The bulb weighed 150-161 gi:. p:\bout 5 oz. ) when
empty, and had a capacity u about 17C c c .
(10 c u . i n . ),
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Desig n d e t a i l s An i n t e r n a l f l a n g e a t the hase o f the neckj
”X c o n t ."7 togetiter v/itlt a white p l a s t i c washer, -provided a
s e a t i n g ' f o r a t e s t - t u b e shaped c e n t r a l tu be,
a l s o o f moulded g l a s s . The grenade was s e a l e d
with a sulphur and cement plu g. Molten sulphur
was poured i n to co ve r the top o f the inner tube.
; The main p o r t i o n o f neck was then f i l l e d with a
" p l a s t e r o f p a r i s " cement and f i n a l l y c overed w it h
a l a y e r <>f su1p 11u r .
The bulb was f i l l e d ’with 250-270 gm. (9 oz. ) o f a
mixture o f titanium t e t r a c h l o r i d e ( 72-77 per c e n t )
1 and s i l i c o n t e t r a c h l o r i d e (28-30 per c e n t ) , w h i l s t
1 - the c e n t r a l tube c ontained 36- 7-0 gm, (about l ? o z . )
, o f a 27 per cent aqueous s o l u t i o n o f calcium
chloride.
The 2 ii model produced a l a r g e r and denser c lo u d
than the 1 II, but o f very short p e r s i s t e n c e .

In c o n d i t i o n s of lev/ r e l a t i v e hum idity, performance

o f 1 H was l i k e l y to be p o o r .
The c e n t r a l tu be o f calcium c h l o r i d e was p rob ab ly
i n c o r p o r a to a t o improve, 'performance by p ro v id in g
the w a t e r r e q u i r e d f o x 1 m i c t i o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n
c o n d i t i o n s o f ‘.low r e l a t i v e humidity. Likewise the
s i l i c o n t e t r a c h 1cl* 1de was addud to the titanium
tetra ch lorid e to d - y n s s i t s freezin g poin t. This
c o n c l u s i o n was born-., o u t b, a statement on the
l a b e l that 2 h d i u no t f r e e z e , and v/as useable at
temperatures down to - 7-0 degrees C.

Hc b e l h a ndgranate / l (dmoke gi\,nano)

1i ft X 0 1i*.J T o ta l w eight 1 lb. .3 "p ‘J id •
Type o f f i l l l a y 197 0 i .i ; o ' _ / A L , 80/20 11 c; z .
1971: oO e//H , 7-7 /5 2 15| o z .
1 9 7 2 s .:iGi. S i U 5 7 /7 3 157 o z ,
escription This grenade 'was the lieuu p o r t i o n o f the Smoke,
S t i c k Grenade 39, re move;,, f com t h e s t i c k and
f i t t e d with a p l a s t i c adopt; a to take the 3Z f l ‘;r
hi hdgr 39 i g n i t e r or d i s c ’o r out 29 or 3 9 * The
grenade was f i t t e d with ode ;ao.d. i g n i t i o n tube
ho. 7.

'.7a) braiidym rfgraiiate ( I n c e n d i a r y greno...d.-l u r s t i n g )

j. inie iisi one h e ig h t o f Hi poll, t body lx, gm.
./eight o f Theriidt (;. yu
0v e ru 11 long t) i o.. g m *
niamo i>eX' ( l a x y e s t ) 2 .d i n .
ei-ii.1 This grenade a o p o i i o u to Le tin; only i n c e n d i a r y
hand grenade .in use by the 1\. n . J9 .
.■-■ai y i f e a t u r e s Iho e x t e r n a l body was r u b r i c a t e d from N i p o l i t i n
two p a r t s . Other items weso c o n v e n t i o n a l in
d e s ig n .
The manufacture o f t h i s grenade i n v o l v e d very
l i t t l e complicates, to o lin g ;. The body c o u l d bo
nio u lire (A, p r e s s e d o r muchiiieu, dope nuiiig upon the
x l i p o l i t usou; tlie c e jiti' 1 tube and spacers were
p.Lain cardboarn sleeves* the i n c e n d i a r y p e l l e t s
ecu la. be presses. ana the s t e e l anchor anu i g n i t e r
./„ X'e G —CO. .1. tenl S ,
In itiation On p u l l i n g the " e g g - t y p e " f r i c t i o n i g n i t o r , (which
had no d e l a y ) , f l a s h from the c o m p o s it io n i g n i t e d
the quickmatch, which i n turn i g n i t e d the i n c e n d ia r y
p e l l e t s . -Vi/hen s u f f i c i e n t heat was g e n e r a t e d , the
thermite i g n i t e d . I t i s not known whether the
N i p o l i t "body c o n t r i b u t e d to the f i r e or whether
i t burnt to d e t o n a t i o n when burning p e l l e t s would
bo s c a t t e r e d .

( 3U-) Lachrymatory grenade

Dimensions O v e r a l l le n g th 5 in.
Max. diameter l|- i n .
P illin g C.A.P.
General
D e s c r i p t i on Below the l i d o f the sheet aluminium case was a
c y l i n d r i c a l h o l d e r , r e t a i n e d i n p o s i t i o n by f o u r
i n d e n t a t i o n s i n the case to c o rre spo n d wi'th f o u r
i n d e n t a t i o n s i n the h o ld e r . This h o ld e r had a
screwed p r o j e c t i o n t o take a f r i c t i o n i g n i t e r with
i t s 1+ i n . length o f s t r i n g and wire l o o p . A
d ish e d aluminium p i e c e below the h o ld e r c o n t a i n e d
a small compressed charge o f b l a c k powder. On
the upper side of t h i s charge was a t h i n d i s c o f
white powder. The main f i l l i n g c o n s i s t e d o f ten
c y l i n d r i c a l p e l l e t s o f a yellow compound, and one
p e l l e t o f a white substance wrapped i n c e ll o p h a n e .
The charge was h e l d between two d ish e d p i e c e s . On
i g n i t i o n , the grenade genera te d a lachrymatory
vapour which e scapoci thro ugh h o l e s in the h o l d e r .
The l i d was secured to the c o n t a i n e r by a blue
c o l o u r e d p i e c e o f a d h e s i v e ta p e .
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PART "3. RIFLE GRENADES

( 1) Nummary
General
Very few examples o f f i n s t a b i l i s e d r i f l e grenades
f i r e d from s p i g o t s were seen; most were designed f o r f i r i n g from
r i f l e d cup d i s c h a r g e r s .
S tability
Grenades f i r e d from the cup d is c h a r g e r s were i n a l l
c a s e s s p in s t a b i l i s e d , and the d r i v i n g bands, f o r which p l a s t i c s
were w id e l y used , were pre-engra ved.

H.E. grenades
Although many m o d i f i c a t i o n s e x i s t e d , the H.E» r i f l e
grenades were o f the same b a s i c d e s ig n . The maximum range
ac hieved was 500 y a r d s , b u t the e x p l o s i v e f i l l i n g was only s l i g h t l y
more than 1 oz. some designs c a t e r e d f o r a l t e r n a t i v e hand or r i f l e
use.

A n t i - t a n k grenades

A l l a n t i - t a n k grenades o f th is c l a s s were based on

h o llo w charge d e sig n . I t was thought that at low r a t e s o f s p in
the performance would not be unduly degraded.

Cartridges
A l a r g e number o f c a r t r i d g e s were produced with the
o b j e c t o f i n c r e a s i n g range. Most grenades had a c a r t r i d g e designed
p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r that grenade and f o r none o t h e r , a p o l i c y which
l e d to many a c c i d e n t s .

(1 ) Sch ie ssb e ch u r f u r F.G.42. ( D is c h a rg e r cup f o r P a r a c h u t i s t ’ s

automatic r i f l e ) .

The 30 mm. ( 1 . 1 8 i n . ) r i f l e d grenade d is c h a r g e r was

an attachment f o r the improved p a t te r n o f Parachutist's automatic
rifle.

The d i s c h a r g e r made use o f the same r i f l e d b a r r e l as

the standard d is c h a r g e r f o r the r i f l e , but unlik e the l a t t e r
which clamped on the r i f l e , i t had an ad a p tor which was threaded
i n t e r n a l l y at the re ar w it h the same square s e c t i o n thread as the
compensator of the F . G . 4 P r i f l e .

To f i x the d is c h a r g e r to the F .G .4 2 , the compensator

at the muzzle o f the r i f l e was unscrewed and r e p l a c e d by the
discharger.

No s p e c i a l s i g h t s were d i s c o v e r e d , and no r e f e r e n c e
to the grenade d i s c h a r g e r appeared in the O f f i c i a l Handbook f o r
the weapon.
(3 ) P r o p e l l in g c a r t r i d g e s f o r German grenades
The f o l l o w i n g types o f p r o p e l l i n g c a r t r i d g e were used
during the War
(a) For the propaganda grenade (G.Kart f u r G P r o p g r . ) ,
crimped mouth, red cap annulus.
(b) For the H.E. grenade (G.Kart f u r G. b p r g r ) ,
crimped mouth*, e a r l y p a t t e r n 0, y e l l o w cap annulus.

(c) For the H.E. grenade (G.Kart f u r G . S p r g r ) , long neck

c l o s e d h y a plug held in Toy c o n in g the mouth*
r e p l a c e d (To) above, y e l l o w cap annulus.

(d ) For the H.E. grenade ( T r e i b p a t r . f u r G . S p r g r ) , c l o s e d

with a blue wooden b o l t , b e in g intro d u ce d as s t o c k s
o f ( c ) were used", blue wooden b u l l e t .
(e) For the H.E. grenade ( l o n g r a n g e ) , c l o s e d with a
y e l l o w wooden b u l l e t , to b o o s t the grenade range
(fro m 250 to 500 yd. a p p r o x . ) , y e l l o w wooden b u l l e t .
(f) For the small A.P. grenade (G.Kart f u r G . P z g r ) ,
crimped mouth* b l a c k cap annulus.

(g) For the l a r g e A.P. grenade (G. T r e i b p a t r . f u r . gr.

G. Pzgr) , c l o s e d with a black wooden b u l l e t .

(h) For the small A.P. grenade ( S S . 4 6 ) , crimped mouth*,

p l a i n br ass cap.
(i) For the l a r g e A.P. grenade ( A A .6 1 ), long neck c l o s e d
by a plug held in by c o n in g the mouth* p l a i n z i n c
cap.

(j) For the a n t i - t a n k r i f l e grenade ( T r e ib p a t r o n e 3 1 8 ) ,

mouth c l o s e d with p l a i n wooden b u l l e t * p l a i n wooden
bu llet.
(4) Gewehr Sprenggranate 30 (Cup d i s c h a r g e r )
(3 cm. H.E. r i f l e grenade, type 1 o f 6 types)
Dimensions T o t a l weight 9 oz.
F illin g 1 oz. PETN/Wax
Range 275 yd.
Propelling cartridge 1 gm. c a r t r i d g e c l o s e d by
coning the mouth on a small
waxed p e l l e t .

General The body was painted y e l l o w , with a b l a c k n o se ,

and had a brovm p l a s t i c o r e - r i f l e d b a s e .
The grenade could a l s o be used in the hand r o l e ,
In itiation The grenade was f i t t e d with Impact Fuze AZ 5071
or " A l l - w a y s " AZ 5097, and i n c o r p o r a t e d a
mechanism f o r s e l f - d e s t r u c t i o n a f t e r 11 s e c .

For hand throwing, the p e r f o r a t e d base 'was un­

screwed and the puJ." f r i c t i o n i g n i t e r used.
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(5) 3 cm, H.E. r i f l e grenade?, type 2 .

Dimensions Tota l weight 9 oz.
F illin g 1 oz. PETN/V/ax
Range 275 yd.
C a r t r id g e 1 gnu c a r t r i d g e c l o s e d bn coning
the mouth on a small waxed p e l l e t .

General The body was painted y e l l o w , w ith a b l a c k n ose,

and i t had a brown p l a s t i c p r e - r i f l e d ba se.
Designed f o r low angle f i r e , no s e l f - d e s t r o y i n g
mechanism was in c lu d e d .

In itiation The u n p e r fo r a t e d base h eld an AZ.5071 impace fuze*,

t h i s co u ld be unscrewed when using the grenade f o r
hand throwing with the 4s s e c . d e la y p u l l f r i c t i o n
igniter.
( 6) 3 cm, H.E. r i f l e grenade, type 3.
Dimensions T o t a l weight 9 oz..
F illin g / I oz. PETN/b'ax
Range 275 yd.
C a rtrid g e .l grn. c a r t r i d g e c l o s e d by coning
the mouth on a small v/axed p e l l e t ,

General The body was painted y e l l o w , the nose b l a c k , and the

brov/n p l a s t i c base ,/ua arc—r i f l e d .

Used as a r i f l e grenade only f o r low angle f i r e ,

t h i s grenade had a f i x e d , n o n - p e r f o r a t e d ba se ,

(7) 3 cm. Ii.E. r i f l e grenade, type 4 .

Dimensions T o t a l weight 9 oz,
F illin g 1 oz, PETN,
Range 275 y d . , with a i grn,
c a r t r i d g e c l o s e d by coning the
mouth on a small waxed p e l l e t .

OR 500 y a r d s , with a 1.5 gm. c a r t r i d g e

with a sh o rt y e l l o w b u l l e t .
General The g ren a de, which had a y e l l o w b o d y , b l a c k nose
and brown p l a s t i c p r e - r i f l e d b a s e , was s t e n c i l l e d
" ’. / e i t s c h u s s " . I t was f i r e d only at low angles and
c o n t a in e d no s e l f - d e s t r o y i n g mechanism, For hand
throv/ing, the u n p e r fo r a t e d base was unscrewed to
expose the f r i c t i o n i g n i t e r .
In itiation The grenade was fuzed AZ.5071.
(0 3 cm, H.E, r i f l e g ren a de, type 5 .
Dimensions Tota l weight 9 oz.
F illin g 1 oz. PETN.
Range 275 y a r d s , w i t h a 1 gm. c a r t r i d g e
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c l o s e d by c o n in g the mouth on a
small v/axod p e l l e t .
OR 500 y a r d s , with a 1 ,5 gm. c a r t ­
rid g e v/ith a s h o rt y e l l o w b u l l e t .
General Fuze, AZ.5071. AZ 1097 on l a t e r m o d i f i c a t i o n s
(The grenade was used v/ith a r i f l e f o r low angle
f i r e on ly )
In itiation The grenade v/as fuzed AZ.5071 or AZ.5097.
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(9 ) 3 cm. IDE. r i f l e grenade, type 6.

Dimensions T o t a l weight 9 oz.

P illin g 1 oz. PETN.
Range 275 y a r d s , w i t h a 1 gm, c a r t r i d g e
c l o s e d by c o n i n g the mouth on a
small waxed p e l l e t .
OR 500 y a r d s , with a 1 .5 gm. c a r t ­
r i d g e with a sh o rt y e l l o w "bullet.

General The grenade could "be used f o r high or low angle f i r e ,

sin ce the " a ll-w a y s ” fu ze A Z .5097 was in corporated
in the d esig n .

D esign D e t a i l The s t e e l o f the "body, which was o f VDH 130, had the
com position?-

C Mn Si S P
0.1 7 0.43 0.07 0.027 0.071
A m a c r o - e tc h o f an a x i a l s e c t i o n i n d i c a t e d that the
c a v i t y was probably formed by hot p i e r c i n g .

(1 0 ) aprenggranate 5 cm. lib. (3 cm. p r a c tic e r i f l e gren ad e).

The p r a c t i c e grenade was designed f o r hand or r i f l e

use, and was f i r e d at high or low an gles. The base plug was
removable.
The grunade was f i t t e d with a l i v e i g n i t e r and d e la y
t r a i n , and a " s p o t t i n g " charge may have been i n c o r p o r a t e d .
The body was o f blu ed s t e e l , the r i f l e d b a s e - p l u g
o f brown p l a s t i c and the p lu g , r e p r e s e n t i n g cap and f u z e , was of
b 1 a e ic p 1 s t i c .

( 11) Gros Gcwehr Fanzergranato . ( L a r g o , h o llo w charge anti-tanic

grenade f o r 3 cm r i f l e d d is c h a r g e r cup).

Dimensions T o t a l weight 13% oz.

P illin g 44 oz. TNT with PETN/Wax exploder',.
Range 110* y ard s.
Penetration 90 mm. ITSO p l a t e a t normal.

General This grenade, o f the f o l l o w charge type, c o n s i s t e d

o f a s t e e l head c o n t a i n i n g fu z e and g a i n e . The
p r o p e l l i n g c a r t r i d g e co n tain e d a wooden b u l l e t .
Design D e t a il s

(a) Grenada Head - The body, which was o f press ed s t e e l ,

contained a sTTee.l cone around which the H.P. , which appeared to be
T . N . T . , was c a s t . The cone was p o s i t i o n e d by a cannelure on the
grenade body. A . s t e a l d i s c with a smal] c e n t r a l h o le r e s t e d on
the c o r e , and above the l a t t e r was i s t e e l cap over which the g r e ­
nade body was spun.

below the T. N,': • Wa,. an exp.i.oder pe 11 0 G o f PETIT/'./-ix.

(t) Grenade atom - TWO V: trie tie,. Oi ijtOiJi wer U seen, one
. t i r o iy o f l i g h t a l l o y , the o th or' o f !>.l . oic wi til a i: i e e l all. Uli'C
whi eh i t was screwed on to the he a d o f 'fie grienad e • In the
t'ix. r > the CXG 1- 0.£j G V/ei-Ip secur■ud to tile Citin'Ic "’e y 0 Xtruding
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the p l a s t i c i n t o e i g h t h o l e s round the c ir c u m f e r e n c e o f the shank.

At the hase o f the stem was a r i f l e d hand which co rresp onded with
the r i f l i n g in the d i s c h a r g e r cup.

The stem was d i v i d e d i n t o two compartments by a

p e r f o r a t e d septum, the lower c o n t a i n i n g the f u z e , the upper the
gaine. In the septum was a small f l a s h p e l l e t , h e ld in p la c e hy
a p e r f o r a t e d screw p lu g .
The gaine c o n s i s t e d o f a l i g h t a l l o y case i n t o which
was i n s e r t e d a l i g h t a l l o y " t o p hat" c o n t a i n i n g the i g n i f e r o u s
d e t o n a t o r , the space between b e i n g f i l l e d with what appeared to be
PETN wax. The g a in e was c l o s e d by a t i s s u e paper d i s c and l i g h t
a l l o y washer over which the case was spun.
The gaine was surrounded by a cardboard 'tube, and at
e i t h e r end were two cardboard washers.

Fuze
A s t a r shaped r e t a i n i n g s p r i n g with f o u r prongs
f i t t e d over a p r o j e c t i o n on the top o f the s t r i k e r b o d y , and was
held in p l a c e by a b u r r i n g o f the p r o j e c t i o n over a washer on top
.of the s p r i n g . The fou r prongs o f the s p r i n g were bent downwards
i n t o g r o o v e s in the s t r i k e r body. Round the s t r i k e r body was an
arming c o l l a r which had two g roov es cut on the i n s i d e . .,n .inning
s p rin g was compressed between a l i p on the arming c o l l a r and a
second c o l l a r at the bottom o f the s t r i k e r body, Around the
i n s i d e o f the arming c o l l a r and r e s t i n g on the s t r i k e r body was a
s t e e l tape which ac ted as an a d d i t i o n a l s a f e t y d e v i c e , and p r e ­
vented any p o s s i b i l i t y o f the fuze b e i n g a c c i d e n t a l l y armed when
screwing on the base plu g.
The f u z e was p o s i t i o n e d by a stem on the base plug
fittin g i n t o a r e c e s s in the r e a r o f the s t r i k e r body,

.action o f Fuze

On f i r i n g , the shock o f d is c h a r g e caused the arming

s l e e v e to s e t back a g a i n s t i t s s p r i n g . The f o u r prongs o f the
r e t a i n i n g spring were t h e r e f o r e f o r c e d out o f the lower groove in
the arming s l e e v e and engaged in the upper g r o o v e , r e t a i n i n g the
arming s l e e v e in i t s low est p o s i t i o n . This allowed the s t e a l
tape to unwind and the s t r i k e r was then f r e e to move forward on
impact.

The grenade api>eared to "c q u ite s a fe in t r a n s i t , as

a t r i a l showed that a blow o f 16 in. 'Lb, wuo r e q u ir e d to arm the
fuze.

Penetration
A t r i a l w it h t h i s grenade showed that i t would
p enetrate at l e a s t _50 mm. o f "homo" h, .rd armour o.z 30 d e g re e s .
,/ith some g re n a d e s, a tapered s t e _ i slug was found pro tru din g
from a h o le i n the armour p l a t e .
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(1 2 ) S m a ll, hollow charge a n ti-ta n k grenade f o r 3 cm, r i f l e d

d isc h a rg e r cup.

Dimensions T o t a l weight 9 oz.

P illin g 1| oz. , T .N .T . with PETN/wax
ex p lod er.
Range 110 yards
Penetration 40 mm. at 30 d egrees,
P rop.cartridge crimped mouth c a r tr id g e .

General This grenade was c o n s t r u c t e d i n two p a r t s , the

head and the stem*, the l a t t e r was o f s i m i l a r
c o n s t r u c t i o n to that o f the Gross Gewehr Pa nzer-
g ra n a te . Only l i g h t a l l o y stems have heen
found so f a r .
The head screwed on to the stem with a f i n e r i g h t -
hand thread.

Design D e t a i l
(a) C o n s t r u c t i o n o f Head - The head seemed to he made o f
a seamless s t e e l tube, w ith one o f sm aller diameter i n s e r t e d in
the rear end f o r the screw thread.
The cone was o f s t e e l and the i n s i d e had marks
i n d i c a t i n g that i t had heen made hy p r e s s i n g , although the e x t e r i o r
showed machining marks. The apex was open.
Three small h o le s were d r i l l e d in the f l a n g e , p rob ab ly
f o r a i r esc apes during f i l l i n g with T.N.T. The b a l l i s t i c cap was
pre ss ed from s t e e l . This cap and the cone were secured by a
r o l l e d cannelure in the body and turnover o f the f o r e end.
The th ick ness o f the w all o f the cone diminished
towards the apex. The i n t e r i o r angle was about 19.5 d e g re e s.
The e x p l o d e r , ap pare ntl y o f pink PETN wax, f i t t e d in t o
a c a v i t y in the main f i l l i n g o f T.N.T. No t r a c e s o f #any m a te r ia l
were found between the exp lo d er and the T.N.T.
There was a small c a v i t y in the s u r f a c e o f the
p e n t h r i t e wax and a th i c k paper d i s c between the f i l l i n g and the
gaine.
The T.N.T. was w e l l c o n s o l i d a t e d and d i f f i c u l t to
remove.

(b) C o n s t r u c t i o n o f Stem - The stem was machined from

l i g h t a l l o y or alumimium and was very s i m i l a r to that o f the
l a r g e r grenade. I t screwed over the male thread in the head.
The f l a s h p e l l e t , d e t o n a t o r , gaine and fuze seemed
i d e n t i c a l w ith those in the l a r g e r grenade.
The f u z e c a v i t y v a r ie d in the s i z e o f b o r e . There
were a l s o small v a r i a t i o n s about the needle h o le .
The r i f l i n g g ro o v e s were m i l l e d from a band l e f t
proud near the r e a r end o f the stem, the remainder o f which did
not bear machine marks.
The base plug had a r ig h t-h a n d thread.
The Puze

This seemed to be i d e n t i c a l with that used with the

l a r g e r grenade.

The P r o p e l l i n g C a rt rid g e

The 7.92 mm, c a r t r i d g e with a copper coated s t e e l

case was loaded with 1 3 .3 g ra in s o f ungraphited N.C.
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Penetration
d e v e r a l rounds were t e s t e d * -

Ranges 90 yards. Ele v atio n s 4 degrees

Angles p l a t e t i l t e d taclc at 30 degrees to normal.
P e r f o r a t i o n s atout | i n . t y 3 / 8 i n . , were obtain ed on
a 38.5 mm. I . T , 70 p l a t e . A t h i c k e r p l a t e was not
ava ila tle.
Some rounds l e f t a " s l u g " o f s t e e l ' i n the h o l e .
Small p i t s were made on a mild s t e e l p l a t e one f o o t
te h in d the armour p l a t e .
The grenades were s t a t i c in f l i g h t , and, a f t e r
s i g h t i n g , there was no d i f f i c u l t y i n h i t t i n g the
target.

( 13) G-ewehr Panzergranate 46 mm. (4 6 mm., h o ll o w charge r i f l e

grenade).

Dimensions T o t a l weight 13 oz.

Weight o f f i l l i n g 3 o z . , c a s t RDX/TNT
Length !\ in .
Max. d ia . 1. 7 /8 in.
Penetration 90 mm. o f I ; T . 80 p la te
Prop.cartridge Crimped mouth c a r t r i d g e .

D escription
The r u s t - p r o o f e d metal head, 46 mm. d i a . , had a
b l a c k d i s t a n c e cap and r u s t - p r o o f e d metal t a i l u n i t with a p r e ­
r i f l e d band.

Design D e t a i l

The main components wore body, h o ll o w - c h a r g e l i n e r ,

impact cap, t a i l tube, c a s t f i l l i n g o f oye.lonite/TNT ( 9 0 / 0 0 ) ,
gaine and f u z e . Pith the e x c e p t i o n o f the i g n i f e r d u s cap and
g a i n e , a i l metal components were o f s t e e l .
The to d y was c y l i n d r i c a l at the top and c o n i c a l at
the bot tom , and ended in a sh ort c y l i n d r i c a l neck which f i t t e d
i n t o the t a i l tube. I t s w all t h ick n e ss was 0.030 in c h e s. The
lower part o f the c o n i c a l p o r t i o n was r e i n f o r c e d by an i n t e r n a l
sleeve. a deep c a n n e l u r e , approximately % inch from the top of
the body, formed a s e a t i n g f o r the f l a n g e o f the h o llo w charge
lin e r .
The l i n e r c o n s i s t e d o f a coned s l e e v e , 2 .1 inches
in l e n g t h , with a f l a n g e which turned i n t o a c y l i n d e r f o r approx.
\ i n c h from i t s mouth. The cone opened at an i n c l u s e d angle o f
36 degree's, and i t s w all th ick ness tapered from 0 .0 3 7 inches at
the mouth to 0 .2 2 inches at the oth er end. The f l a n g e was
p i e r c e d by s i x e q u i d i s t a n t h o l e s .
The impact cap seated on the rim of the l i n e r and was
secured by l i g h t l y turning in the mount of the body.
The t a i l tube was c y l i n d r i c a l , app roxim ately 3 inches
in l e n g t h , and had a wall th i c k n e s s o f approximately 0 . 0L8 in c h e s .
E x t e r n a l l y at the rear end i t was pr r/dAod wi til e i g h t lands , each
approximately 1 .2 Inches in le n g t h . il.o tube was secured to the
neck o f the body under a wide c an ne lure , and prevented from
r o t a t i n g by e i g h t sp ot welds spaced around tho cannelure. The
r e a r end o f the tube was threaded i n t e r n a l l y and c l o s e d by the
f u z e housing.
The b u r s t i n g charge in the grenade body and t a i l
tube c o n s i s t e d o f a c a s t f i l l i n g o f (;ycionito/TNT ( 5 0 / 9 0 ) ,
weighing 4 oz. 13! dr. ... c a v i t y formed in the base accommodated
the email gaine ( K l . Z d l g . 3 4 N p).
An i n v e r t e d thin s t e e l eup w ith c e n t r a l f l a s h h o l e
was i n s e r t e d between the gaine and f u z e , as a push f i t in the t a i l
tube, so that the f l a t bottom b o r e f i r m l y a g a in st the top o f the
gaine and the surrounding H.E. f i l l i n g . The cup was r e t a i n e d by
the bottom cone o f the f u z e assembly.

Gaine, K1 Z d lg , 34 Np.
The gaine was co ntaine d in an i n v e r t e d aluminium cup,
w ith a f l a s h h o le co vered by a p ie c e o f gauze in i t s b a s e . The
main f i l l i n g , o f PETN/Wax ( 8 7 / 1 3 ) , weighed approximately 3 .7 d r . ,
and the i n i t i a t o r f i l l i n g s o f lead az ide and le ad styphnate ( 7 0 / 3 0 ) ,
and PETN. weighed 6.48 g r a in s and 5 .0 9 g r a i n s r e s p e c t iv e ly .
Fuze

The f u z e was o f the " a l l - w a y s 1' type and was held in

compression between the a p i c e s o f two cones form ing a h o ld e r.
I t weighed 1 oz. 1 dr.
The h o ld e r c o n s i s t e d o f two s t e e l c o n e s , the lower o f
which was threaded e x t e r n a l l y f o r i n s e r t i o n in the t a i l o f the
g ren a de, and i n t e r n a l l y t o r e c e i v e the mouth o f the oth e r cone.
The apex o f the upper cone was pro vided w it h a f l a s h h o l e .
The f u z e c o n s i s t e d o f an i n e r t i a p e l l e t , n e e d l e ,
arming c o l l a r , cap h o l d e r , cre e p sp rin g and an i g n i f e r o u s cap.
A l l components e x ce p t the cap were o f s t e e l .
The i n e r t i a p e l i e t was c y l i n d r i c a l and formed with a
s o l i d base shaped to f i t in the apex o f the lower cone. Exter­
n a l l y , on one s i d e , there was a key-way to engage a key on the
arming c o l l a r , and a r e c e s s form ing a notch to engage a f l a t
s p rin g on the arming c o l l a r when the fu ze was armed. The r e c e s s e d
p e l l e t was formed with a c e n t r a l s p i g o t , in the base which was
bored to r e c e i v e the s t r i k e r and provide a guide f o r the creep
aprin .. The r$m o f the p e l l e t had a p r o j e c t i n g s t o p , and a d ja c e n t
to i t , a s l o t which gave a c le a r a n c e f or th e sto p pin on the cap
h o l d e r , when t h i s had been turned to the armed p o s i t i o n , to avoid
the pin impeding the forward movement o f the i n e r t i a p e l l e t on
impact.
The arming c o l l a r was a s l i d i n g f i t over the i n e r t i a
p e l l e t , and was prevented from turning by an i n t e r n a l key which
engaged the key-way in the i n e r t i a p e l l e t . The top o f the c o l l a r
was s l o t t e d to engage the sto p pin which protruded from the s id e o f
the cap h o ld e r . A f l a t s p r i n g cut in the s id e o f the c o l l a r bore
a g a in s t and p r o j e c t e d beyond the top o f the i n e r t i a p e l l e t to hold
the c o l l a r in the s a f e p o s i t i o n .
The cap h o ld e r was c y l i n d r i c a l with a rad iu sse d bead.
I t was bored c e n t r a l l y in three diameters to form two chambers
connected by a needle g u id e . The small chamber in the head
housed the cap w h i l s t the l a r g e chamber in the base accommodated
one end o f the c re e p sp rin g and the top o f the s p i g o t . The sto p
pin p r o j e c t e d from the s i d e and was the main s a f e t y arrangement.
On assembly, i t r e s t e d on the rim o f the i n e r t i a p e l l e t , thereby
p re v e n ting r e l a t i v e movement o f p ell.et and cap h o ld e r .
The s p i r a l c r e e p sprin g was held in compression
between the i n e r t i a p e l l e t and the cap h o ld e r . One end was turned
inwards and secured in a r a d i a l s l o t at the bottom o f the r e c e s s
in the i n e r t i a p e l l e t w h i l s t the other was turned up and secured
in a b o r i n g in the cap h o l d e r . l u r i n g assembly the s p r i n g was
tig h t e n e d by two turns o f the cap h o ld e r in a c lo c k w is e d i r e c t i o n ,
and held i n t h i s p o s i t i o n by the sto p p in engaging the s l o t in the
rim o f the arming co.13.ar. The cre e p sp rin g was compressed and
the assembly was secured f i r m l y when the f u z e cones were tig hte ne d .
 The i g n i f e r o u s cap c o n s i s t e d o f a cup-shaped brass
s h e l l with a p e r f o r a t e d base c l o s e d on the i n s i d e by a t i n f o i l
d i s c , and one g r a in o f cap co m p o sit io n . The mouth of the cup
was c l o s e d by a d i s c o f t i n f o i l . None of the components was
varn is h ed . '
The c o m p o s i t i o n , as f o j n d by a n a l y s i s , c o n s i s t e d o f
Mercury fu lm in ate 10.2 per c e n t , Potassium u h lo ra te 6 0 .3 per c e n t ,
Antimony sulp hid e 29.5 per cent.
The cap v/as inserted, in the h o l d e r base f i r s t .

A c t i o n o f Fuze
On a c c e l e r a t i o n , the arming c o l l a r s e t back and v/as
held to the re ar by i t s s p rin g which engaged in the n o tc h on the
i n e r t i a p e l l e t , thereby f r e e i n g the s t o p pin . This allowed the
cap h o ld e r t o be r o t a t e d a n t i - c l o c k w i s e under the a c t i o n o f the
c re e p s p r i n g . This r o t a t i o n a l movement v/as l i m i t e d by the pro­
j e c t i n g s t o p on the i n e r t i a p e l l e t v/hich pla ced the sto p pin in
l i n e with the s l o t a d ja c e n t to i t .
Creep a c t i o n was prevented by the cre e p s p rin g .
On impact or g r a z e , the i n e r t i a p e l l e t compressed '"he
c re e p s p rin g and c a r r i e d the needle on to the cap. Sideways
a c t i o n o f the cap h o ld e r c a r r i e d the cap on to the n e e d le . The
f l a s h from the cap detonated the gaine in the grenade.

P e r f o r a t i o n o f Armour

At sh ort range, the grenade p e r f o r a t e d 70 mm. o f

IT. 80 homogeneous p l a t e in d i r e c t normal a t t a c k . At l o n g e r
ranges the thickness o f p l a t e p e r f o r a t e d in c re a s e d towards a
l i m i t o f 90 mm. (deduced from s t a t i c t r i a l ) . A s k i r t i n g p la te
o f \ inch mild s t e e l , 11 inches in f r o n t o f the armour, co m p le te ly
d e f e a t e d the grenade.

(14) 8,8. Gewehr Panzergranate 6 l (6.1 mm. , hollow c h a rg e , a n t i ­

tank r i f l e g re n a d e ).
Dimensions T o t a l weight 1 lb . 4 oz.
P illin g o z . , Oast RDX/TNT
Range 220 yards.
Prop.cartridge C a r t r id g e mouth coned on to a
small waxed, no l i e t.
General

The grenade v/as s i m i t a r in design to the 46 nan.

h o l l o w charge r i f l e grenade, but had. a l a r g e r b o d y , h o llo w charge
l i n e r and impact cap , and had a g r e a t e r weight o f e x p l o s i v e f i l l i n
I t v/as f i r e d from the 3 cm, r i f l e d d is c h a r g e r cup which could be
f i t t e d to the 7 .9 2 mm. Hauser r i f l e .

Design d e t a i l s

The grenade d i f f e r e d from the 46 mm. type mainly in

the f o l l o w i n g p a r t i c u l a r s . The grenade weighed approximately
1 l b . 4 oz. and had an o v e r a l l le n g th o f approxim ately 9*45 inches
The maximum diameter o f the body was 2.42 in c h e s.
The h o llo w charge :.iner opened at an inclu d ed angle
o f 32 d e g r e e s , and was provided wi th a fA . n g e in v/hich were e i g h t
e q u i d i s tant h o l e s . The me ta l tapered in th ick ness from 0 ,0.87
inches at the mouth t o ' 0 . 0 2 0 inches at it;.) other end,
Tile impact cap seated on the f l a n g e and nos on t3\u
rim of the l i n e r .
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The b u r a t i n g charge c o n s i s t e d o f a c a s t f i l l i n g o f
o y c l o n i t c ’/'TNT ( 8 0 / 5 0 ) and weighed 8£ oz.
The t a i l tube and fu ze "a sse m b ly was s i m i l a r to that
o f the l 6 mm. grenade.

Gaine
The gaine was s i m i l a r in dimensions to that o f the
46 mm. grenade, b u t the body was made of s t e e l and the f i l l i n g
was r e t a i n e d by a washer o f t u f n o l type m a t e r ia l i n s t e a d o f
aluminium.
The main f i l l i n g of PETN/Wax ( 9 0 / 1 0 ) weighed approx­
im ately 3*6 d r . , and the i n i t i a t o r f i l l i n g s o f le ad az id e and
le ad styphnate ( 7 5 / 2 5 ) and PETN. weighed 4.72 g r a in s and 6,56 gra in s
respectively.

P e r f o r a t i o n o f Armour
At s h o r t range, the grenade p e r f o r a t e d 100 mm. o f
homogeneous p l a t e I T .8 0 in d i r e c t normal a t t a c k , i n c r e a s i n g to
approx im ately 125 mm. at l o n g e r ranges ( a s deduced from s t a t i c
trials).
(15 ) Gewehr Blendgranate 42 - Gw. .33.Gr.42 (Smoke, b u r s t i n g
grenade, 42) ,

Dimensions T o t a l weight 1 l b . 1 oz.

P illin g 100 c c . Titanium T e t r a c h l o r i d e
and b u r s t e r .
Range 110 - 165 yd.
Propelling s h o r t y e l l o w wooden b u l l e t .
cartridge

lenera.-
The grenade was f i r e d from the 3 cm. r i f l e d d i s ­
charg er cup, using a 1 .8 gm. p r o p e l l i n g c a r t r i d g e , and was used
f o r b l i n d i n g purposes in a t t a c k ag ain st A.P.Vs.

The grenade was o f dark green c o l o u r , and on the head

■was s t e n c i l l e d ’ ■ 1 in w hite. The c o l l a r was s t e n c i l l e d ’ G .G r.4 2'
in w hite .

Design D e t a i l s
The grenade c o n s i s t e d o f a body with a f i l l i n g o f
smoke c o m p o s i t i o n , s k i r t , stem, r i f l e d base cap , s e l f - d e s t r o y i n g
d e la y arrangement, c e n t r a l tube c o n t a i n i n g an opening c ha rg e , f u z e
mechanism and a d e to n a t o r which formed part o f the s e l f - d e s t r o y i n g
arrangement. The b o d y , s k i r t and stem were made o f thin sheet
metal and were welded t o g e t h e r .

(a) Body (Fo re ) - The c y l i n d r i c a l body was formed with an o g i v a l

head, from metal 0.025 inc hes t h i c k . The ba se was s l i g h t l y r e ­
duced in diameter and f i t t e d in t o the forward end o f the s k i r t .
The j o i n t was cannelurec! and sp ot welded at s i x p o i n t s under the
cannelure. spaced e q u i d i s t a n t around the i n s i d e o f the body were
three b a f f l e s , c o n s i s t i n g o f shaped s t r i p s o f sheet m e t a l , f l a n g e d
along ;ne edge. Each f l a n g e was sp ot welded to the body at
three p o i n t s , and the b a f f l e p r o j e c t e d towards the c e ntre to
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support the c e n t r a l tube. The rear end o f each b a f f l e extended
in t o the stem.

(b) F i l l i n g - The grenade f i l l i n g , contained in the body and

stem , c o n s is te d o f approxim ately 5| oz. o f Titanium t e t r a c h lo r id e .
I t was a c le a r y e llo w liq u id and fumed s tr o n g ly when exposed to
a ir . The grenade was f i l l e d to w ith in approxim ately 12 c c . o f
i t s t o t a l c a p a c ity .

(c ) Body (H ind) - The f lu t e d slcirt of the grenade in creased

s l i g h t l y in diam eter towards the base where i t was strengthened
by f o ld in g in the edge.

The tu b u lar stem was approxim ately 2 9 .8 mm. ( 1 .1 8 i n .)

in e x te r n a l diam eter. The forward end was fla n g e d and the rim
of the fla n g e was turned over and r e in fo r c e d by a channeled s t e e l
r i n g , "U " shape in s e c t io n . The fla n g e and rin g were in s e r te d
in the base o f the body and secured by w elding th e ir rims to g e th e r.
The re a r end o f the stem was reduced in diam eter in two steps*,
b o th s te p s were' threaded e x t e r n a lly , the la r g e r fo r the attachment
o f the base cap and the sm a lle r to r e c e iv e a hexagonal lo ck in g nut
which secured the c e n tr a l tube.

The s t e e l base cap was threaded in t e r n a lly a t the

mouth and was formed w ith e ig h t e x te r n a l la n d s. The ba se o f the
cap was p ressed in to form a hollow s p i g o t , the top o f whiah was
re cesse d to leave a th in diaphragm se p a ra tin g the s p ig o t c a v i t y
and the r e c e s s which protruded in to the c a v i t y . The c a v it y was
extended to the rear by a sh ort tu b e, fla n g e d at one end and
turned in at the o th e r. This fla n g e was welded to the base of
the cap. A th in washer o f lam inated cardboard, approxim ately
1 .3 6 in ch es in d iam eter, was f i t t e d over th is tube. I t was held
fir m ly between the fla n g e o f the tube and a thin s le e v e which
f i t t e d over the tube and was spot welded to i t .

The r e c e s s in the top of the sp ig o t contain ed 0 .6 8

g r a in s o f fla s h in g co m p o sitio n , colou red b lu e , which was pressed
in to a sm all cup, clo se d by a tran sp aren t paper d is c . The cup
was re ta in ed by a s t e e l washer secured by turning the rim o f the
r e c e s s over.

(d ) Tracer - The c a v ity in the base o f the cap and in the tube
e x te n sio n contained a tra c e r type delay co m p o sitio n . I t con­
s i s t e d o f approxim ately 15.4 g ra in s o f a grey coloured com position
pressed in one increm ent, fo llo w e d by a h e a v ily co n so lid a ted
red d ish brown co m p o sitio n , weighing approxim ately 5 4 .0 g r a in s ,
pressed in by a d r i f t having a la rg e f l a t ended s p ig o t , The
com positions were re ta in e d by three washers o f th ic k paper under
a s t e e l washer and a thin s t e e l d is c . The d is c was secured by
turning in the rim o f the tube e x te n sio n .

(c ) Fuze Housing - The c e n tr a l s t e e l tube housed a tubular

cardboard d ista n c e p i e c e , g a in e , fu ze and a d eton ator assembly
form ing p art o f the s e l f -d e s t r o y i n g arrangem ent, in a b a k c li t c
h o ld e r.

The cardboard d ista n c e p iece was 2.78 inches long

and 0 .4 9 2 inches and 0 .2 3 inches in e x te r n a l and i n t e r n a l diameter
r e s p e c t iv e ly . I t was accommodated a t the upper end o f the tube,
and below i t was f i t t e d a gain e which fu n ctio n ed as an opening
charge.
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The g a i n e , approximately 0 .8 3 inches in l e n g t h and 0 .3
inches in d ia m eter, c o n s i s t e d o f an aluminium c y l i n d e r , c l o s e d at
one end, and c o n t a i n i n g a main f i l l i n g and a d e to n ato r assembly.
The main f i l l i n g o f PETN/Wux weighed 2,.6, 3 g r a i n s . The d e to n ato r
assembly comprised a fl a n g e d c y l i n d r i c a l c o n t a i n e r having i n i t s
base 1.03 g r a in s o f PETN. c o m p o s it io n and above i t a c o m p o sit io n
o f lead a z i d e / l e a d s t y p h n a t c / c a l c u i m s i l i c i d e , weighing 2.41
grains. The c o n t a i n e r was c l o s e d by an i n v e r t e d f l a n g e d cup,
and was housed in a c a v i t y in the open end o f the main f i l l i n g .
The gaine was c l o s e d by turning in the mouth over a cardboard
washer. I t was assembled in the c e n t r a l tube next to the card­
board d i s t a n c e p i e c e with the open end f a c i n g the fuze assembly.

The tube i t s e l f v/as approximately 6 .3 inches l o n g ,

0 .5 5 inches i n e x t e r n a l diameter and 0 .2 inches in th i c k n e s s .
The upper end was c l o s e d by i n s e r t i n g an i n v e r t e d s t e e l cup which
was secured by w eld ing. The lower end was provided with a narrow
f l a n g e , in f r o n t o f which v/as f i t t e d a le ad washer. The tube
passed through the ba se o f the stem and was secured at i t s lower
end by sc re w in g a hexagonal nut down on to the f l a n g e o f the stem,
thereby compressing the le a d washer. This arrangement e f f e c t i v e l y
s e a le d the j o i n t aga in st the escape o f the smoke f i l l i n g . The
upper h a l f o f the tube was supported by the b a f f l e p l a t e s .

fuze
The f u z e assembly c o n s i s t e d mainly o f the body f i t t e d
v/ith an i g n i f e r o u s cap, a s t r i k e r , arming s l e e v e , expanding tape
s p r i n g , hexagonal wire sprin g and an arming s l e e v e s p r i n g . A ll
metal components were o f s t e e l .
The c y l i n d r i c a l body was approximately 1 .7 inches
l o n g and 0 . 3 inches in d ia m eter, and v/as e n c l o s e d near the top by
a t h i c k diaphragm with an i n t e r n a l p r o j e c t i o n . The body was
r e c e s s e d c e n t r a l l y to r e c e i v e the p e r c u s s i o n cap and the diaphragm
bored and shaped to form a s t r i k e r guide. The bottom v/as c l o s e d
by turning the rim over the s t r i k e r mechanism r e t a i n i n g washer
which hud a square o f thin paper varnished to i t s u n d e r sid e .

The .percussion cap c o n s i s t e d of a s t e e l cup, w i t h a

p e r f o r a t e d b a s e , f i l l e d v/ith 3 grain s o f a y e l l o w - g r e e n cap com­
position. The c o m p o sit io n was d i r e c t l y exposed to the s t r i k e r
n e e d l e through the p e r f o r a t i o n in the b a s e o f the cup. The mouth
o f tile cup v/as covered by a paper d i s c which was secured around
the edge by v a r n ish . The cui> i t s e l f v/as r e t a i n e d by turning the
top o f the f u z e body over a s t e a l washer, which had a paper washer
on i t s u n d e r sid e .

The s t r i k e r was t u b u la r , approximately 1 .1 9 inches

long and 0 .1 7 inc hes in diameter. The forward end was c l o s e d and
formed with an i n t e g r a l n e e d l e . Pour l o n g i t u d i n a l f l a s h channels
were bored e q u i d i s t a n t around the base o f the needle. Externally,
near the forward end, the s t r i k e r body was grooved c i r c u m f e r e n t i a l l y
to accommodate a s t e e l hexagonal sp rin g r i n g , and the ba se was
reduced in diameter to f i t i n t o a washer which was secured by
bu rring the rim o f the base under the washer. The s t r i k e r was
centre d in the f u z e by the arming s l e e v e , and l o n g i t u d i n a l move­
ment was prevented by the expanding tape s p rin g .

The arming s l e e v e was s l i g h t l y s h o r t e r than the

s t r i k e r and was made in two dia m eters. The sm a lle r diameter v/as
a s l i d i n g f i t around the top o f th e s t r i k e r . In the unarmed
p o s i t i o n i t was r e t a i n e d beyond the- ton o f the s t r i k e r by a
h e l i c a l sp rin g and accommodate..! the expanding tape s p rin g which
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prevented .the s t r i k e r moving forward-. The s l e e v e , a l s o Ik .-id the

hexagonal s p r i n g in the c i r o u m f e r o n t i a l ' g roov e in the s t r i k e r .
The l a r g e r diameter o f the arming s l e e v e was a s l i d i n g f i t in the
f u z e body, and surrounded the upper h a l f o f the main sp rin g .
The arming s l e e v e s p rin g was hold in s l i g h t com­
p r e s s i o n between the i n t e r n a l sh o u ld e r on the s l e e v e and the
washer at the base of the s t r i k e r .
The d e to n a t o r assembly, comprising a d e to n ato r in a
s h o r t tubular b a k c l i t e h o ld e r and forming part o f the s e l f - d e s ­
t r o y i n g arrangement, was ap proxim ate ly 0 . 5& inc hes in l e n g th .
I t was s e t between the base o f the f u z e and a rubber washer in
f r o n t o f the base cap s p i g o t . The d e t o n a t o r c o n s i s t e d o f a
f l a n g e d c y l i n d r i c a l c o n t a i n e r , having in the base PETN. weighing
O.8 5 g r a i n s , and above i t a c o m p o s it io n o f load a z i d c / l c a d
s t y p h n a t e / c a l c i u m s i l i c i d e , weighing 2.52 g r a i n s . The c o n t a i n e r
was c l o s e d by an i n v e r t e d f l a n g e d cup. The d e t o n a t o r was secured
in the h o ld e r by i t s f l a n g e , which was held between the end o f the
h o l d e r and a b a k e l i t e washer varnished to i t .

A c t i o n o f Puzo
(a) b e l f - d e s t r o y i n g arrangement - On f i r i n g , the f l a s n from the
c a r t r i d g e p i e r c e d the th in s t e e l c l o s i n g d i s c in the base a , and
i g n i t e d the d e la y and t r a c e r c o m p o s it io n . A f t e r a s h o rt it l a y ,
and i f the f u z e had n o t alread y f u n c t i o n e d , heat genera te, rused
the c o m p o s it io n in the r e c e s s at the top o f the s p i g o t to f : re the
lower d e t o n a t o r . The f l a s h from t h i s passed through the s t r i k e r
to the cap in the f u z e body. The f l a s h from t h i s cap i n i t i a t e d
the d e to n a t o r in the g a i n o , which, in turn, b u r s t the grenade.
(b) Puze - On a c c e l e r a t i o n , the arming s l e e v e s e t back to
compress i t s s p r i n g . Rebound was prevented -by the arms o f the
hexagonal wire s p r i n g which i t r e l e a s e d . The c o i l e d tape sprin g
wat then f r e e to expand so that on gra ze or impact the s t r i k e r ,
arming s l e e v e and i t s sp ring moved forward as one u n i t , through
the expanded tape s p r i n g , c a r r y i n g the nee dle on to the i g n i f e r o u s
cap at the top o f the f u z e body. The f l a s h from the cap i n i t i a t e d
the d e t o n a t o r in the g a i n e , which b u r s t the grenade.
(16) Panzer Gewehrgranate, P,40 (Hollow charge, a n t i - t a n k grenade
S p i g o t dischorgar-. 0 3. r . 40) .
Dimensions Tota l weight 1 l b . 2 oz.
Range 300 yards
P rop.cartridge Long p l a i n wooden 1 u' l e t .
General The grenade had a b u l b - a ha. •■•'d .u-.w.c. with a s l i g h t l y
convex top. .The t a i l u n i t was h o l l o w , hud 6 f i n s ,
and c a r r i e d in t r a n s i t the pro.; ' ling c a r t r i d g e .
A removable b l a c k rubber plug cDosed the t a i l .
A small a l l o y .detonator h older was f i e ted i n t o
the re ar o f the H.E. k a by unscrewing the t a i l .
The grenade was painted ..ark green.
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;. L7) Ut'w'-hr ropagandagranati (/. ropagunda r i f l e grenade)

dmcaeions T o t a l weight d oz.

F illin g injection charge and 2 oz. o f
i>ro p: g;unda l e af l o t a .
Kan go 300 yards ( a i r e j e c t i o n a f t e r
2 zee.)
Ke c o g n i t i o n no t e f i n c h b o d y , b l a c k cap and a
l i g h t a l l o y p r e - r i f l e d baoe.

General +0 o f tin., s-e g r e n a d e s , which ;;cre discharged from the

cm. cup, were packed with 41 c a r t r id g e s raid a
eu1 ply of propaganda l o a f lo t a in one box.

ign he t a i l
Tlie i;ua,v cone in ted o f a c y l i n d r i c a l s t e e l tube c l o s e d
by u. l o o s e f i t t i n g H i s t i c cap. propa-ndu l e a f l e t s v/ere e n c l o s e d
in two c e m i -c y li n d r i c a ... a to e l covers wit hin the main body which
res ted on a cup-shaped p la tf o r m . The p r o - r i f l e d base con tained
the e j e c t i n g charge and d c l a y tr a i n .

on d i s c h a r g e , f'l u.h from the p r o p e l l i n g c a r t r i d g e

i g n i t e d the e j e c t i o n ch,,rge. This charge e j e c t e d the p la tfo r m
(which p r o t e c t e d l e a f l e ts from f l a s h ) ; l e a f l e t c o v e r s , l e a f l e t s
and b a l l i s t i c cap during f l i g h t .

de we-hr Ida! I s c h l r u le ex lit, i n nate ( h i ce i 1 lumi n a tin g sta r

on p arachu te).

..mo n ax oils jot...l v/eight 10 oz.

F i ll in g - Parachute s t a r and two e j e c t i o n
oil urges
Kangs ' l l l u w l n loo s ta r g e t up to 700 yd.
Prop, c a r t r i d g e e h o r t ye l ie ., wooden b u l l e t
'.lencral This- grenade-, f i r e d from the 3 om. d isch a rge r cup,
was intended to p rovid e i l l u m i n a t i o n f o r n ig h t
a t t a c k , p a r t i c u l a r l y p a i n s : armour, at ranges up
to 6.30 metres ( ?10 y d . ) , •in. was, a c c o r d i n g to
(i or man i n s t r u c t i o n s , to used only where
i l l u m i n a t i o n by the oigna_. p i s t o l grenade
" F a l l s c h i r r ! ' - i e - h t p a t r one 41" w n inade-q.uato . '
The i O'; .. ... . be d brown and had a white nose
cap an d a brown ••Vu.-t.Lo . - r e - r i f l e d b a s e . The
name- wis s t e n c i l . : . ed on the body in w h ite .
R e su lt of /hen la. a t e d , the f l a r e bu rm wi th a - p ale y e l l o w
trial flame- f o r is '.-c, at about “ . ".100 c . p . The d ela y
to e j e c t i o n u l arachute '/as % s e c . fo llo w e d by
a f u r t h e r del..: o f 2 s e c . ’ mi ere i g n i t i o n o f the
star.
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PART 4. SIGNAL PISTOL GRENADES
( 1) Summary
General - The standard smooth hone Walther 27 mm. s i g n a l
p i s t o l , f o r which over 40 d i f f e r e n t types p f s i g n a l c a r t r i d g e were,
d e s ig n e d , was adapted to f i r e H . E . , a n t i - t a n k , s i g n a l , smoke and
i l l u m i n a t i n g grenades.
P r o p u l s i o n - The p r o p e l l a n t was u s u a l l y an i n t e g r a l part
o f the g re n a d e , alth o u g h i n some d esig n s the c a r t r i d g e case obtuPr*.
ated in the p i s t o l .

S t a b i l i s a t i o n - Both f i n and sp in s t a b i l i s e d grenades

were f i r e d from the p i s t o l which c o u l d be f i t t e d w ith a smooth or
r ifle d lin er.

(2) Improvised s i g n a l p i s t o l
A ca ptu red German document, dated March 1944 > i n d i c a t e d
that si g n a l p i s t o l s were in s h o r t supply and d e t a i l s were g i v e n o f
an im pro vised mechanism which c o u ld be made by Unit A r t i f i c e r s .

The apparatus was made from the handle o f a standard

s t i c k hand grenade f i t t e d with a s h o rt b a r r e l and f i r i n g mechanism,
which c o n s i s t e d o f a long s t r i k e r b o l t formed w ith a f i r i n oin
at one end and a knob or r i n g at the o t h e r . The s t r i k e r b o l t
c a r r i e d a s t r i k e r sp rin g between the f l a n g e and the c l o s i n g cap o f
the handle. The b a r r e l c o n s i s t e d o f a s h o r t tube which was
atta ched to the end o f the handle normally c a r r y i n g the H.E. head,
and i t was hinged to f a c i l i t a t e l o a d i n g .
TO f i r e , the s t r i k e r b o l t was p u l l e d to the rear to
compress the sp rin g and then r e l e a s e d . S l i g h t d i f f e r e n c e s in
d e s ig n were encountered.
( 3) 2 . 6 cm. Sprenggranatpatrone L.P. mit Z e it zh nd e r ( 2 6 mm.,
time f u z e d , H.E. , s i g n a l p i s t o l c a r t r i d g e g r e n a d e ) .

Dimensions T o ta l weight 11 oz.

O v e r a l l le n g th 7 in.
F illin g 2 oz. RDX/TNT 54/46
Range 4 yd .
Propellant 4 d i s c s ( 0 .3 2 in. d ia . 0.0 14 in .
t h i c k ) weighing 0 . 46 gm. and o f
c o m p o s it io n -
N itrocellulose 90 per c e n t
Diphimylamine 8.5 " "
V o l a t i l e matter 1.5 " "
General
The grenade c o n s is t e d of an H.E. p r o j e c t i l e in the form
o f a c y lin d e r with a round nose ( s i m i l a r to a t e s t t u b e ) , approx,
1 . 0 inch in d ia . , and 5 . 0 inches long ( i d e n t i f i e d by l e t t e r ’ a ' in
sketch) secured in a s t e e l , la cq u e red , c a r t r id g e case ( ’ b ! ) of the
s i g n a l c a r tr id g e type. F ired from the standard s ig n a l p i s t o l
( L e u c h t p i s t o l e ) , the range was only about 12 f e e t . The p r o j e c t i l e
b u rst a f t e r a delay of 1 second and had to be f i r e d from A .F .V s or
s i m i l a r cover. I t was intended f o r use in c l o s e combat. The
y e llo w painted p r o j e c t i l e c a r r ie d the f o ll o w in g s t e n c i l l i n g in
b la c k l e t t e r s : - ; " 2 . 6 cm. Sprenggranatpatrone L.P. mit Z e it z t a i d e r ".
I d e n t i f i c a t i o n at n ig h t was made p o s s i b le by the f a c t
that the rim of the c a r t r id g e case was serra ted halfway round the
circum ference.
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Pesign d e t a i l s
(a) Assembl y - The p r o j e c t i l e ( a ) , f i l l e d c a s t RDX/TNT
( j ) , c o n t a in e d a standard Wo. 8 aluminium d e to n a t o r (lc) , and had a
"case plug (in'), which housed a mechanical p u l l i g n i t e r comprising
a s t r i k e r ( d j , s p r i n g ( t ) , i g n i t e r body ( e ) and i g n i t e r p u l l r i n g
(p). This was s i m i l a r -to the grenade i g n i t e r , "Brennaunder mit
Bchlagbolzen", A 1 second delay element was i n c o r p o r a t e d . The
r i n g o f th is i g n i t e r was connected t o a s t e e l p l a t e ( i ) at the
Base o f the c a r t r i d g e case (h) hy a c o i l e d sp ring ( q j so that as
the p r o j e c t i l e l e f t the c a r t r i d g e c a s e , the t e n s i o n on t h i s sp rin g
a c tu ate d the p u ll i g n i t e r .
The c a r t r i d g e case c o n t a in e d a standard (C-erman) p e r ­
c u s s i o n cap (h) and the p r o p e l l a n t i n the form o f 4 d i s c s ( r )
h eld j u s t above the p e r c u s s io n cap i n the s t e e l p l a t e . The
p r o p e l l a n t was only s u f f i c i e n t to p r o j e c t the grenade 12 f e e t .
The p r o j e c t i l e was secured in the case hy a c a n n e lu r e ,
and a guide pin ( f ) secured in the s t e e l p l a t e o f the case passed
through the c o i l e d sp ring i n t o a hole in the r e a r f a c e o f the
p r o j e c t i l e b a se plug (m).
(b) P r o j e c t i l e - The p r o j e c t i l e body c o n s i s t e d o f a s t e e l
tube, of uniform w a l l th ick n e s s and had a c l o s e d h em isph e r ic al
n ose. A s t e e l base plug (m) was i n s e r t e d f l u s h w ith the bottom
o f the p r o j e c t i l e body and was secured, by a deep cannelure, which
a l s o ser ved to secure the p r o j e c t i l e i n the case. The base plug
c a r r i e d the i g n i t e r assembly, and had 4 d r i l l e d 'b l i n d * h o l e s , two
on each f a c e ( d i a m e t r i c a l l y o p p o s i t e ) . The two in the r e a r f a c e
p erm it te d an a l t e r n a t i v e assembly o f the guide p in secured in the
case. The purpose of the .two h o le s in the forw ard f a c e v/as not
c l e a r , b u t might be to f a c i l i t a t e assembly, or the sample examined
might have been a p r o t o ty p e .
The p r o j e c t i l e c o n t a i n e d a c a s t f i l l i n g o f RDX/TNT with
a c e n t r a l c a v i t y to accommodate the d e t o n a t o r . The top o f the
f i l l i n g was covered by a cardboard washer ( t ) .
(c) I g n i t e r as - emb1y - The i g n i t e r , o f d i e - c a s t a l l o y , was of
s i m i l a r c o n s t r u c t i o n to the standard mechanical grenade i g n i t e r ,
e x ce p t that the delay f i t m e n t gave a 1 second d e la y in s t e a d o f
the 4£ seconds of the standard typo. A German Wo. 8 d e t o n a t o r ,
with aluminium body ( k ) , was held on the i g n i t e r stem ( d e l a y f i t ­
ment) ( 1 ) , and f i t t e d i n s i d e the c a v i t y i n the p r o j e c t i l e f i l l i n g .
The. i g n i t e r screwed i n t o the base plug ( m ) . The end o f the
i g n i t e r assembly no-..rest the pore us sion cap v/as c o ate d with a
sa iling c o m p o sit io n to prevent any p e n e t r a ti o n o f the p r o p e l l a n t
g as e ». .

The s to. t i e lo ad r e q u ir e d to opera te the i g n i t e r was

l , t ,.b.

( i) P a r t r i d g e case - The c a r t r i d g e c ...se ( b ) c o n s i s t e d o f a

st. tube with a base a t ta c h e d "by means o f a r o l l e d edge, which
WwS se r r a te d h a lf - w a y round i t s c ir c u m f e r e n c e f o r means o f i d e n t i ­
fica tion , The bottom of the c a r t r i d g e case was a s t e e l p l a t e ( i )
hold in . c o s i t i o n by a cannelure. This p l a t e v/as d r i l l e d c e n t r a l l y
to accommodate the p e r c u s s io n cap (h) and the p r o p e l l a n t charge ( r ) ,
the l a t t e r being in the form o f f o u r d i s c s , r e t a i n e d under a m i l l -
boa v i d i s c ( g ) l , r' nun. t h i c k , which in turn was hold ag ain st the end
o f the .bland ard c o p p e r p e r c u s s i o n cap ( h ) . Two h o le s were d r i l l e d
tnrorigin the s t e e l ...late, A c o i l e d sp rin g ( q) connected go the
i, n i t e r a i l i r i n g (p) was anchored by a peg ( s ) in one h o l e , and
t h r o u g h the o id-er a g u i d e p in ( f ) was i n s e r ted an ") secured by
Dior r i n g , ..in g u i d e p i n p a s s e d t h r o u g h t b e coiled, s p r i n g and
f i iu'ed i f t o . , .oli e in. the r e a r l a c e of the Lean plug; (m).
(h) j u r l g ra n a te 32b L . p . (New model)

nsi on ■e i ght o f grenade bo. 0 2 .,

h uz z L v e l o c i t y (from short
■barrelled p i s t o l ) 200 f t . / s e c .
Gas pressure 21 tosus/sq. i n .
. a l l th ick n e s s 0 .0 8 i n .
Radius o f b u r s t 30 yards.

General
This n o s e - f u z e d , f i n - s t a b i l i s e d grenade was d e sig n e d f o r
f i r i n g from e i t h e r the s h o r t or long b a r r e l l e d s i g n a l p i s t o l .

mange and Accuracy

P i r e d from the s h o rt b a r r e l l e d p i s t o l , the range was
s t a t e d to be n e a r l y 300 metres (330 y d . ) . P i r e d from the long
b a r r e l l e d p i s t o l , the range was st...ted to be n e a r l y 500 metres
(550 y d . ) . Using the s h o r t b a r r e l l e d p i s t o l f i t t e d with a b u t t ,
f o l d i n g s i g h t s and fo re h a nd g r i p , the Germans claim ed to ho ab le
to put 9 out o f 10 shots on an u p r igh t t a r g e t 80 cm. ( 2^ f t . )
square, a t a range o f 100 metres (110 y d . ) . A s i m i l a r c l a i m was
..loo made f o r h i t s on an u prigh t t a r g e t 80 cm. (2& f t . ) o q u ' r e , a t
a range o f 100 metres (110 yd. ), using the lo n g b a r r e l l e d p i s t o l .
A s i m i l a r cla im was a l s o made f o r h i t s on the f i g u r e o f a man,
sta nding 200 metres (220 y d . ) away, with the long b a r r e l l e d p i s t o l .

(5 ) Ourfk o rpe r 361 L.P • (oiiio O th box‘v s i g n a l p i s t o l ~ di •ill •

- g re 11a de 361 JLi•1? * $ .rly uiOde 1 ) .
ni uieiinioii T o t a l weig:ht n^orex. 15 0'Z .
p illin g Gl c m , T.Ih T.
Range 75 - 100 yd.
Length o f gl e tlade 6 in.
Ge iiwia.l
ti *to. 1 x:ci Ix•j.u• egg gre nacie (39 t y p e ) , wit.h detonator*,
wa S SCI'eV/e 0. on to a pla s t i C.. pro j o c t o r stem, which had a sh ort
c a r t r i d g e at the b a s e .

ini tin tion

Tim hi s e c . , delay i g n i t e r was i n i t i a t e d on f i r i n g by means
of .n i g n i f e r o u s cap.

UGe

g r w i n f o r c i n g tube was oup.-liwd where t h i s grenade was

used. This "L a u fv e r sta n k e r" c o n s i s t e d o f a h ollo w b r a s s tube
'which was i n s e r t e d i n t o the b a r r e l o f the broken ' p i s t o l from the
b r . e c h end.

a f t e r withdrawing the s a f e t y p i n , the ..urfkorper 361 L.P.

was i n s e r t e o . i n t o the b a r r e l from the muzzle. Th. p i s t o l was
0o c k e a ' Ulu i ’i X‘ e d .
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(6) Nurfkbrper j 6 l L .P . (omooth. t o r e - H.b. grenade 361 L .P .

l a t e s t model).

pinions io ns T o ta l weight 15 o z .
P illin g 6^ oz. TNT.
Range 75 - 100 yd.

Gen era l
In t h i s d e s i g n , the egg grenade head was screwed on to an
adapted wooden stem.
N ote; A n o v e l adapti on o f the standard egg grenade on a p ro ­
j e c t o r stern c o n s i s t e d o f an i l l u m i n a t i n g head with the d e la y
reduced f r o m 4| to 1 s e c . The grenade was designed to he f i r e d
from a s i g n a l p i s t o l hy the t a i l gunner o f a n ig h t "bomber, i f
pursued by a f i g h t e r , to b l i n d , momentarily, the a t t a c k e r .

(7) Panzerwurflcorper 42 L P. ( bmo oth b o r e )

dimensions Total- weight 1 l b . 5 oz.
P illin g 61 oz. Cast TNT.
Range be st at 50 yards.

General
The pear shaped head c a r r i e d a t a i l u n i t having a p re ­
r i f l e d band, which was attached by a shear wire to the p r o j e c t o r
stem. The grenade was f i r e d from the s i g n a l p i s t o l f i t t e d with a
23 rum. r i f l e d l i n e r , s p e c i a l s i g h t s and an at ta ch ed b u t t . The
p r o p e l l a n t tube remained in the p i s t o l a f t e r f i r i n g . A pene­
t r a t i o n o f HO mm. at normal was claimed. P i t t e d with a graze
f u z e and armed by s e t - b a c k , the maximum range o f the m i s s i l e was
•. tuted to be SP. y a r d s.
( h) s i g n a l , Smoke grenade
’ iinensions Weight of complete round 4| oz.
/eight of propellant 1 1 .6 g ra in s
" " grenade 1411 g r a in s 3| oz.
" " smoke com p o sitio n 555 grain s
A n a l y s i s o f the smolce c o m p o s it io n was ; -
bye 37 per cent
oodium c h l o r a t e 25 "
Carbohydrate 38 »
( Pentose)

Genora l
The complete round, f o r use with the 17 mm. r i f l e d V/alther
i i s t o l , c o n s i s t e d o f a p r e - r i f l e d l i g h t a l l o y grenade i n a l i g h t
a l l o y c a r t r i d g e c a se , The grenade emit v?'; ruff o f reddish-
brown smoke, approxim ately 1 .8 seconds a f t e r f i r i n g ,

resign d e t a il s
■.•.‘he grenade c o n s i s t e d of a l i g h t a .. ..oy c a s e , p r e - r i f l e d f o r
most o f i ts le n g th to correspond with the p i s t o l r i f l i n g and co n-
twined a s i g n a l c o m p o s it io n . Two increments of red c o m p o s it io n
ware ores sod i n t o the nose and on th is r e s t e d a l i g h t a l l o y tube
on trialn, g r i g h t f u r t h e r increments, h e a v i l y c o n s o l i d a t e d . A h o le
tarough t lie c o m p o s it io n in the tube contained throe- strands o f
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guickmatch. 'The "base plug was e i t h e r o f l i g h t a l l o y or p l a s t i c :,
and screwed in to the hody on a le f t -h a n d thread. A ce n tr a l hole
(threaded righ t-hand ed) took a delay p e l l e t , and eigh t other
h o le s were bored through the plug f o r smoke em ission . The d e la y
p e l l e t was a b rass tube co n ta in in g delay com position. This tube
was threaded i n t e r n a l l y , presumably to hold the delay com position
more f i r m l y .
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PART 5. BATTLE PISTOL GRENAPEb

(1} Summary
General
Designed f o r sh o rt range worlc, the B a t t l e P i s t o l was an
a d a p ta t io n o f the S ig n a l P i s t o l designed f o r f i r i n g a wide range
of cartridges. While some o f these were o f the H.E. t y p e , the
m a j o r i t y were o f the t a r g e t - i n d i c a t i n g type.
As an added c o m p l i c a t i o n , l i n e r s , smooth or r i f l e d ,
co u ld he f i t t e d f o r f i r i n g s p e c i a l p r o j e c t i l e s .

( 2) Kampf.pistol
Dimensions Weight of p i s t o l % Tb.
O v e ra ll l e n g t h ( u n f o l d e d ) 23 in .
O v e r a ll l e n g t h ( f o l d e d ) 12 in.
C a li b r e without l i n e r 27 mm.
C a l i b r e w it h l i n e r 23 mm.

( a) The Kam pfpistol

The b a t t l e p i s t o l was the o r i g i n a l s i g n a l p i s t o l
m o d i f ie d b y b o r i n g out and r i f l i n g the b a r r e l . A s m a ll c i r c u l a r
b u b b le s i g h t was a t t a c h e d t o the l e f t s i d e o f the p i s t o l .

Pour types o f ammunition desig ned f o r t h i s weapon were

iden tified
li.E. Sprengpatrone ftlr Kampf p i s t o l
Smoke Nebalpatrone ftir Kam pfpistol
Indicator Deutpatrone fUr Kampfpistol
Signal illum inating Fal.lschirm Leuchtpatrone fUr
s t a r on parachute Kampfpistol
The ammunition f o r the u n r i f l e d p i s t o l could however
s t i l l be f i r e d , though bu lged c a r t r i d g e c a s e s , and in the case
o f the grenade 326 L.P. , a s l i g h t l o s s o f range, would probably
result.
(i ; The new K am pfpisto l

In t h i s weapon the b a s i c s i g n a l p i s t o l was n o t m o d i f i e d

by r i f l i n g as in the K a m p f p i s to l , b u t a l o o s e s t e e l l i n e r was
fitted . This l i n e r was r i f l e d and formed w it h a base to prevent
the f i r i n g o f any normal b r e e c h loaded ammunition. A removable
s i g h t was f i x e d on the b a r r e l , and a f o l d i n g b u t t pro vided. A ll
p a r ts could e a s i l y be assembled using a screw driver.- By removal
o f the l i n e r , any type o f ammunition suitable- f o r th; o r i g i n a l
s i g n a l p i s t o l c o u l d be f i r e d . I t should oe n.<: ~ >r . h ow ever, that
the H.E. grenade 361 L.P. could n o t be f i r e i 'he r i f l e d , l i n e r
but r e q u ir e d f i t m e n t o f the smooth bore lir®': . vurtherraore,
NONE o f the ammunition designed f o r the orig.w p i s t o l co uld
be f i r e d w it h or without the l i n e r .
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(3) Wurkfltorper 361 (H.E. grenade 361 K.P .)

Dimensions P illin g T.N.T.

Range The p i s t o l was s i g h t e d up to 110 y a r d s . 1

General The standard H.E. egg grenade, type 39 with a No.6

d e t o n a t o r , was screwed on a thin p l a s t i c p r o j e c t o r
stem f i t t e d w it h a s a f e t y pin . This grenade was
f i r e d from the b a t t l e p i s t o l with a smooth b o r e
lin er. With a s u i t a b l e stem the grenade could a l s o
be f i r e d from-a r i f l e d b o r e .
( 4) Sprengpatrone f u r Kam pfpistole ( R i f l e d H.E. c a r t r i d g e -
e a r l y model)
Dimensions T o ta l weight 5 oz.
P illin g 330 g r a in s PETN/Wax.
Range The p i s t o l was sig hte d to 100 yards.
General The round c o n s i s t e d o f a p r e - r i f l e d p r o j e c t i l e , v/ith
a nose fu ze armed by s e t - b a c k and s p i n , i n an alumin­
ium c a r t r i d g e ca se . This e a r l y model had a la r g e
magnesium and brown painted f u z e . The ba tc h number
was s t e n c i l l e d on the ba se i n red.
The f u z e of a l a t e r model was p o in te d v/ith a red
pla stic tip, and had a y e l l o w band painted round
the b a s e . "Oprgr. P a tt. K.P” was s t e n c i l l e d on
the base o f the round.

(5) Nebelpatrone f u r Kam pfplstolo ( R i f l e d Smoke c a r t r id g e -

e a r ly m o d el).

Dimensions T o t a l weight oz.

P illin g Smoke c o m p o s it io n
Range The p i s t o l was s i g h t e d to 110 yar ds.
General The round c o n s i s t e d o f an aluminium, p r e - r i f l e d
p r o j e c t i l e in an aluminium c a r t r i d g e c a s e . In t h i s
model, the f u z e was l a r g e (brov/n p ainted) and
s i m i l a r to that used in the e a r l y H.E. round, but
had a gunpowder charge in p la c e o f the g ain e.
"N ebcl Z" was s t e n c i l l e d on the ba se . The f u z e v/as
. armed by s e t - b a c k and sp in .
A l a t e r model had a rounded nose i n t e g r a l v/ith the
p rojectile.
( *e) Nebelcihandgranate 4 2 / 1 1 (Smooth b o r e , Smoke g r e n a d e ) .

Dimensions T o ta l weight Approx. 15 oz.

Range 76 - 100 y ard s.
General The assembly c o n s i s t e d o f a standard smoke egg
grenade, 42 type v/ith an N.a i g n i t e r , screwed on to
a p r o j e c t o r stem. I t v/as used in a p i s t o l with a
r i f l e d l i n e r , s p e c i a l s i g h t s and w it h the f o l d i n g
b u t t atta ch ed.
(7; Deutpatroni f u r Kam pfpistole ( R i f l e d . Target-indicating
cartridge.)

T o t a l weight' % 02. , c o l o u r e d smoke

c o m p o s it io n .
General The round comprised an aluminium, p r e - r i f l o d p r o ­
j e c t i l e in an aluminium c a r t r i d g e case. The nose
was rounded l i k e the l a t e r model o f the smoke
cartridge. 1
The nose was p l a i n in some c a s e s , i n o th e rs i t was
painted "blue. , "R ebel Z" was s t e n c i l l e d on the
"base. I g n i t i o n was from delay p e l l e t to quickmatch.

(8) F a l l s c h l r m - S i g n a l p a t r o n e OrUn FUr Kam pfpistole

Dimensions T o ta l weight 4 0 2.
F illin g S t a r , parachu te , e j e c t i o n and
i g n i t i o n c h a rg e s.
Range The p i s t o l was s i g h t e d to 110 yar ds.
________
General The aluminium, p r o - r i f l e d p r o j e c t i l e had a green
p l a s t i c nose cap. The c a r t r i d g e case was a l s o o f
lig h t alloy.

"F S i g . Z " was s t e n c i l l e d on the ba se .

(9) Fai l s chirm-Leuchpatrone f tir Kampfpistole ( I l l u m i n a t i n g s t a r

on p a r a c h u te ).

.imensions T o ta l weight 4 02.

F illin g S t a r , p arachute , i g n i t i o n charge and
e j e c t i o n charge.
Range The p i s t o l was sig h te d to 110 yar ds.
Genera] The aluminium, p r e - r i f l e d p r o j e c t i l e , f i r e d from an
aluminium c a r t r i d g e c a se , had a b l a c k p l a s t i c n o se -
cap. "F" Leuoht Z" was s t e n c i l l e d on the base.
The p r o p e l l a n t f l a s h i g n i t e d a d e la y p e l l e t which
led to the s t a r e j e c t i o n charge.

(1 0 ) ifa c h r i c h p a t r o n o ftir Kam pfpistole (R ifled. Message c a r t r i d g e )

Dimensions To ta l v/eight 43. oz.
F illin g Message fo rm , p e n c i l and small
amount o f orange smoke c o m p o s it io n .
Range The p i s t o l was s i g h t e d up to 110 yards
Genera] The alumium, p r e - r i f l e d p r o j e c t i l e with a long b l a c k
p l a s t i c nose c ontained a message form and p e n c i l . .
The c a r t r i d g e case was o f l i g h t a l l o y . "N a d ir. Z"
was s t e n c i l l e d on the ba se.
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PART 6 REOOILLEoO PROJECTILES
( 1) Luminary

This s e c t i o n i n c l u d e s ‘ a short h i s t o r i c a l survey o f the

development o f r c c o i l l e s s p r o j e c t i l e s o f the Panzerfaust ty p e ,
d e t a i l s of i n d i v i d u a l ammunition, . and f i n a l l y , a summary of
i n t e r v i e w s with ,.■*>. Langweiler who was concerned with the d e v e lo p ­
ment o f these s t o r e s . The l a t t e r i n c l u d e s n o te s on p r o o f t r i a l s
and the g e n e r a l l i n e s o f r e s e a r c h in t h i s f i e l d .

(2) H i s t o r i c a l Survey
, The appearance o f Russian T34 tanks in ,l a r g e numbers on
the Eastern Front proved the inadequacy o f a n t i - t a n k weapons
a v a i l a b l e to the i n d i v i d u a l Infantryman, and Dr.; La ngw eiler, o f 1
H.S.A. S.Gr. (Hugo Schneider Alctien G e s s e l l a c h a f t) L e i p z i g , was
charged w it h the development o f a s u i t a b l e weapon in the summer
o f 194 2.

(i) Faustpatrone
The answer to the requirement was the r e c o i l l e s s
Fa ustpa trone, and the f i r s t p r o j e c t i l e was f i r e d ‘ from a tube 14 in.
lo n g . The complete weapon weighed approxim ately 5 l b . There
were no s i g h t s and the weapon was f i r e d by h o ld in g the tube in one
hand w i t h arm extended sideways.

The subsequent p r o v i s i o n o f s i g h t s n e c e s s i t a t e d f i r i n g
the weapon from the s h o u l d e r , and so the launcher tube was l e n g t h ­
ened to p r o t e c t the user from f l a s h .

A new d e sig n w it h improved b a l l i s t i c s and p e n e t r a t i o n

performance was c a l l e d the p an ze r fau st ( k l e i n ) 30 m, a weapon
which, a f t e r s a t i s f a c t o r y comparative t r i a l s with a captured
American ba zook a, wont i n t o mass p ro d u ct io n in October 1943.

(i i ) P a nz e rfa ust 30 m, or Faustpatrono 2 .

Further development was d i r e c t e d to i n c r e a s i n g the

p e n e t r a t i o n , wi th an i n c r e a s e o f p r o p e l l a n t t o maintain muzzle 1
velocity. Loth t h i s and the Panzerfaust ( k l o i n ) were demonstrated
to the He-oroswaffenamt at Kurnmorsdorf in March 1943, and in July
o f that y e a r , 3,000 o f each typo were ordered f o r Troop T r i a l s
on the Eastern Front. R e su lts were good, and in October ''.941,
mass p ro d u ctio n was ordered at the r a t e o f 100,000 Panzerfa ust
( k l e i n ) 30 m. and 200,000 Panzerfaust 30 m. per month. This
t a r g e t was not ac hieved u n t i l A p r i l 1944.

(iii) Panzerfaust 60 m.

P e n e t r a t i o n performance o f the Panzerfaust ;.>Q m. was

accepted as adequate, and f u r t h e r development co nce ntra te d on
i n c r e a s i n g the range. This was achieved with the Panzerfaust
6o__m. which was completed during- the e a r l y months o f 1944.
p r o d u c t i o n was g r a d u a ll y sw it ch ed over from Panzerfaust ( k l e i n )
30 m. to Panzerfaust 60 m. during the summer o f 1944.
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(iv) P a n zerfa u st 100 m.

Greate r range was s t i l l demanded and led to the d e v e l o p ­

ment o f the Panzerfaust 100 m, comple-ted in beptemper 1944* and
put i n t o p r o d u c t io n in November o f the same y e a r . An i n t e r e s t i n g
a s p e c t o f t h i s weapon was the use o f two p r o p e l l a n t components,
se p arate d by an a i r gap, to o b t a i n sta ggered i g n i t i o n and thus a
f l a t t e r p r e s s u r e - t i m e curve.

(v) P a nz e rfa ust 150 m.

The Panzerfaust 150 m was designed by January 1945*

P r o d u c ti o n began i n Februar y, and c o ntin ue d u n t i l A p r i l when
100,000 weapons had bee n manufactured - mainly by R. T t o b l e r
o f Dtjbeln, Saxony. Few, i f any o f thebe weapons reached the
troops. The main c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h i s weapon w e r e l -
( a) A r e de sig n e d bomb ( o c c a s i o n e d by the short age o f
e x p l o s i v e in Germany), i n which the combination o f a
h e m i s p h e r ic a l ico n e , c o n t r o l o f the d e t o n a t i o n wave by
compressed paper embedded i n the H.E. , and a long
p o in te d nose f o r g r e a t e r s t a n d - o f f , was claimed to equal
the p e n e t r a t i o n performance o f p re v io u s bombs, w it h the
use o f o n ly h a l f the weight o f H.E.
( b ) A l a r g e r p r o p e l l a n t charge, in two components, to
g iv e the bomb an M.V. o f 82 metres per second and so
i n c r e a s e the range.

( c ) A f ra g m e n ta tio n s l e e v e which could be f i t t e d on -the

bomb by the user f o r a n t i - p e r s o n n e l e f f e c t .

The short age of p r o j e c t o r tubes became s e r i o u s at t h i s

time and the Pa nzerfa ust 150 m was being r e d e s ig n e d so that the
user could r a p i d l y r e l o a d and f i r e 10 bombs from the same tube.
To do t h i s , the p r o p e l l a n t charge was atta ched t o , and in
p r o l o n g a t i o n o f , the bomb t a i l shaft', and the t r i g g e r mechanism
on the tube co ntaine d a s t r i p o f i g n i t i o n caps. _ Development was
expected to be completed by May 194.9, and p r o d u c t io n was to
b e g i n immediately.
(vi) P a nz e rfa ust 250 m.
The P anzerfaust 250 m. was scheduled to r e p l a c e a l l
other types by August 1945. The mechanical c o n s t r u c t i o n had
been d e c i d e d , b u t experiments with the p r o p u l s i o n system were
s t i l l be in g undertaken when the war ended. The s a l i e n t f e a t u r e s
wereI-
(a) In c r e a s e d r a n g e . The bomb was o f s i m i l a r d esig n to
the Pa nzerfa ust 1.50 m but with a longer t a i l s h a f t ( f o r
lo n g e r s h o t t r a v e l in the b o r e ) . The p r o p e l l a n t charg e,
in two components, was g r e a t e r and the r e ar end o f the
p r o j e c t o r tube was choked ana f i n i s h e d with a v e n t u r i .
The M.V. was to be 120 to 150 metres per second,

(b) Rel oading and e l e c t r i c a l f i r i n g . The p r o p e l l a n t

charge was f i t t e d on, and in n r o l o n g a t i o n o f , the bomb
t a il shaft. I g n i t i o n was by means o f an e l e c t r i c f u z e .
A p i s t o l g r i p on the p r o j e c t o r tube co n tain e d a t r i g g e r -
o po r*a tj <
j d impulse magneto, s i m i l a r to that o f the a n t i ­
tank r o c k e t launcher. A p o s i t i v e lead connected the
magneto to a simple f e m a l e s o c k e t at the f r o n t o f the
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p r o j e c t o r tube. The bomb p o sse sse d a corr e sp o n d in g
male p lu g , connected to the f u z e i n the p r o p e l l a n t by a
wire running through the t a i l s h a f t . The c i r c u i t was
, completed by e a r th r e tu rn .

The long t a i l s h a f t , r e q u ir e d f o r i n c r e a s e d M. V. , and the

t a c t i c a l l i m i t to the o v e r a l l le n g th o f the p r o j e c t o r tube l e f t
l i t t l e space f o r the p r o p e l l a n t system. As i t was found i m p o s s i b l e
to sta g g e r the i g n i t i o n o f the two components of p r o p e l l a n t by the
a i r gap system h i t h e r t o used, each component was s e p a r a t e l y i g n i t e d
by an e l e c t r i c f u z e , the n e ce ssa ry time i n t e r v a l b e i n g obtained by
i n c o r p o r a t i n g an i n d u c t i o n c o i l in the c i r c u i t . A steel d isc,
1 rnm, thick and with .a small c e n t r a l p e r f o r a t i o n , was pla ced behind
the f r o n t component to prevent f l a s h l e a p i n g the r e s t r i c t e d gap
and prematurely i g n i t i n g the r e a r component o f p r o p e l l a n t .

(3) P a nz e rfa ust 30 ( K l e i n )

Dimensions Length of launching tube 31| in.
Outside d i a . o f launching
tube 1.3 9 in.
Length o f p r o j e c t i l e 14| in.
Max. diameter o f p r o j e c t i l e 3 .9 5 in.
Muzzle v e l o c i t y 98 f t . / s e c .
Penetration 140 mm. at 30 degrees
to normal.

General The bomb was p r o p e l l e d by a gunpowder charge.

(4) Panzerfaust 50
Dimensions Length o f launcher tube 31 .5 in .
Outside diameter o f
launcher tube 1. 9 i n .
Thickness o f metal o f tube 0 .0 9 in.
Length o f p r o j e c t i l e 19.5 in.
Max. diameter o f p r o j e c t i l e 5 . 9 in.
Muzzle v e l o c i t y 98 f t . / s e c .
Penetration 20Q mm. at 30 degrees
to normal.
General Mass p r o d u c t io n s t a r t e d in October 1943. The bomb
was p r o p e l l e d by a 'gunpowder charge.

(5) Panz e r f aus t 6o

Dimensions Weight o f complete s t o r e 8 'lb. 2 oz.
'Weight o f propellant ■4a. OZ.
Weight o f H.E. f i l l i n g 3| l b . , RDX/TNT 5 4 /46
Muzzle V elocity 148 f t . / s e c .

General Although g e n e r a l l y s i m i l a r to the Pa nzerfa ust 30,

' s e v e r a l improvements were i n c o r p o r a t e d in t h i s
desig n.

A more r i g i d s i g h t with a l a r g e luminous patch and

with range ap e r tu re s at 3 0 , 60 and 80 metres, was
p ro v id e d . A small p r o j e c t i o n on the rim o f the
bomb served as f o r e s i g h t .
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Design D e t a i l s
P r o j e c t o r - consequent upon an in c r e a s e in the p r o p e l l a n t
c h a r g e , tKo p r o j e c t o r tube was o f t h i c k e r metal ( 0 . 1 2 i n . ) .

F i r i n g Mechanism - The r e d e s i g n o f the f i r i n g mechanism

gave a s t r a i g h t f l a s h channel from the cap t o ' t h e p r o p e l l a n t
charge. The cap was s i m i l a r to that used in mortar bomb
c a r t r i d g e s , and was o f s u f f i c i e n t power to p enetra te the card
s l e e v e e n c l o s i n g the p r o p e l l a n t . The e a r l i e r disa dvantages o f
a paper window in t h i s s l e e v e were thus overcomq.
P r o j e c t i l e - The stem o f the head and the s o c k e t on the
t a i l were p l a i n , and attachment was by means of a stud on the
head engaging in a sp rin g c l i p in the t a i l .
The new f u z e had a str o n g e r sprin g f o r g r e a t e r s a f e t y in
t r a n s i t , a s t r i k e r body o f a z i n c base d i e - c a s t i n g , and a more
s e n s i t i v e cap.

(6) S prengfaust
This high e x p l o s i v e bomb, f i r e d from a p r o j e c t o r tube,
was an a d a p ta t io n o f the r e c o i l l e s s p a n z e r f a u s t .

In A p r i l 1944? the Gorman Army s t a t e d a requirement f o r

a fra g m e n ta tio n bomb based on t h e i r e x p e rie n c e o f the Panzer-
fausts. In June 1944, at D o b e r i t z , the dprengfauat was produced.
I t c o n s i s t e d o f a bomb s p e c i a l l y develo ped f o r f r a g m e n ta ti o n ,
without any h o llo w charge e f f e c t but f i r e d from the p r o j e c t o r
tube o f a P a nz e rfa ust 6o. On impact with the ground, a small
charge exploded which threw the bomb i n t o the a i r to a h e ig h t of
9 to .1 metre s, where i t exploded.

A f t e r t r i a l s at Kuminoradorf on 1s t March, 1949, the

Army r e j e c t e d t h i s model on the grounds that i t meant the c a r r i a g e
o f another type o f ammunition. Inst ead o f this p r o j e c t i l e , a
f ra g m e n ta tio n s l e e v e was demanded which c o u l d be. e a s i l y f i t t e d to
the normal h o ll o w charge bomb as o c c a s i o n demanded.
(7) P a nz e rfa ust 100

Dovelopment Histor.y - A n o ta b le d i f f e r e n c e between t h i s

and the P a n z e rfa u st 60 was the p r o p e l l a n t charge. T h is ,
n e c e s s a r i l y l a r g e r than in the " 60" , was d iv i d e d i n t o two
increments separated by an a i r gap. By t h i s means a g r e a t e r
muzzle v e l o c i t y (62 metres per second) was obt ained without
i n c r e a s i n g the maximum gas p ressure in the p r o j e c t o r tube.

Dimensions Length o f p r o j e c t i l e 19.29 in.

Max. diameter 5.99 in.
Muzzle v e l o c i t y 200 f t . / s e c .
General E s s e n t i a l l y the same; as Pa nzerfa ust 60 t h i s new
d e s ig n gave a h ig h e r muzzle v e l o c i j t y . The apertu re s i g h t was
c a l i b r a t e d a t 90, 400 and 190 metres. ' ' r e d u c t i o n was s t a r t e d
in November 1944.
i
Dosign D e t a i l s
The .al­ a muzzle v e l o c i t y Was achieved by using a l a r g e r
umount o f prooul lan t which was d iv i d e d i n t o two increments
separated by an a i r gap. By this! means the pressure was kept
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down s u f f i c i e n t l y to a l l o w the use o f the o r i g i n a l Panzerfaust 60

la u ncher tube w it h t h i s more p o w erfu l p r o j e c t i l e .

The f i n s of the homb t a i l were reduced in s i z e and

tapered from the f r o n t to the re a r.

( 8 ) P an zerfaust 1.50

Dimensions Length of p r o j e c t i l e 2 1 .8 5 in .
Muzzle v e l o c i t y 270 f t . / s e c .
P en etra tio n 200 mm. at 30 degrees to
normal (A lle g e d to d e fe a t
a sk irtin g p la te ).
P illin g 2 I t . , RDX/TNT 5 0 /5 0

General

Although l i g h t e r and of sm a ller diameter than the

P an ze rfa u sts 6o and 1 0 0 , t h i s l a t e r development, which was in
p roduction hut not in a c tio n a t the end o f the war, embodied
s e v e r a l important m o d ific a t io n s as w e ll as m aintaining the
p e n e tr a tio n performance o f e a r l i e r models.

A p r o je c t o r tube was provided which could be reloa d ed

in a c t i o n , and a fragm entation s le e v e could be f i t t e d to the bomb
as re q u ire d .

Design D e t a i l s
P r o j e c t i l e - The p r o j e c t i l e head contained a p a ra b o lic
s t e e l l i n e r w ith mouth diameter 98 mm. and varying in thickness
from 2 mrn. at the base to 1 .7 mm. at the top. A c i r c u l a r wad of
paper was in corporated in the H .S. charge ju s t forward of the
p o in t o f i n i t i a t i o n in order to in cr e a se the performance. I t was
claimed that t h i s system caused c o ll a p s e o f the cone from the
s id e s and gave b e t t e r f o c u s s in g . Since a p a ra b o lic l i n e r was
u sed , the s t a n d - o f f had to be g r e a te r than. With the 60 degrees
cone, and t h i s was provided by a corrugated cone made from 1 /3 2
in . s h e e t s t e e l . The blank was s e r r a t e d so t h a t , on forming up,
the apex could be turned over to give a r a d iu s . The j o i n t in
the cone was a s p o t welded lap seam.

The p ercu ssion base f u i e was to have been m odified to

in corp orate an i g n i t e r time element operated by the p r o p e lla n t
gases.

Launcher tube - O r i g i n a ll y the same as that f o r the

P an zerfaust 1 0 0 , the launcher tube was to have been m od ified to
allow r e lo a d in g in a c t i o n . A s t r i p to ca rry f i v e i g n i t i o n caps
was to be f i t t e d to the tube so t h a t , af-ter f i r i n g , a new cap
could be placed in p o s i t i o n by pushing the s t r i p along w ith the
thumb.

In t h i s case the c a r t r id g e was to be i n t e g r a l with the

bomb.

P ropu lsion system - The p r o p e llin g charge, f i t t i n g in sid e

the tub e, was in two increm ents. Each increment, of 90 to 100
grammes o f powder, was contained in a chamber at the two ends of
the cardboard c y l i n d e r , le a v in g an a i r gap at the ce n tre . The
p r o p e lla n t was se a le d from the a i r gap by means of a thin paper
diaphragm. On f i r i n g , the f l a s h from the cap penetrated the
cardboard c y lin d e r and ig n it e d the p r o p e lla n t in the f r o n t
chamber. Flash from t h i s increment passed a c r o s s the a i r gap and
i g n i t e d the p r o p e l l a n t in the rear chamber. Thus by s t a g g e r i n g
i g n i t i o n , the peak proscure o f the p r o p e l l a n t gas was maintained
w ith in r e a s o n a b le l i m i t s even with a l a r g e qu a n t it y of p r o p e l l a n t .

h oading - The cardboard c y l i n d e r c o n t a i n i n g the p r o p e l l a n t

was f i x e d to the end o f the bomb's t a i l . In t r a n s i t , a \vaxed
cardboard c y l i n d e r w ith a c l o s e d end f i t t e d on the p r o p e l l a n t tube
and extended fo rw a rd over the t a i l s h a f t c o v e r i n g three quarters
o f the s p r i n g s t e e l t a i l f i n s . Immediately p r i o r to l o a d i n g the
bomb i n t o the p r o j e c t o r tube, t h i s s l e e v e was removed. A* small
r i n g , c o v e r i n g the forw ard quarter o f the f i n s to p re v e n t'the m
from unwrapping, was pushed forward along the t a i l s h a f t by the
f r o n t rim o f the p r o j e c t o r tube when the bomb was lo aded.

Fuze - The f i n a l f u z e was to have been a m o d i f ie d v e r s i o n

o f the Fa ustpatr one ZUnder 8002, ( o r i g i n a l l y designed f o r the
Panzerfaust 6 0 ) . The m o d i f i c a t i o n c o n s i s t e d o f the i n c l u s i o n o f
a c o m bu stib le time p e l l e t which was i g n i t e d on d isc h a r g e to g i v e
s e l i - d e s t r u c t i o n a f t e r 3 se co nd s. This was f i t t e d immediately
behind the f u z e in the base o f which a h o le had been bored. A
f u r t h e r h o le was d r i l l e d in the s t r i k e r assembly so that the fl-ame
from the time element co uld pass r i g h t through i n t o the f u z e
detonator. This time element f u n c t i o n e d only i f the p r o j e c t i l e
d id not s t r i k e a t a r g e t b e f o r e i t s time o f burning had e l a p s e d ,
s i n c e i t did n o t i n t e r f e r e with the p e r c u s s i o n mechanism o f the
main f u z e .

The d e l a y c o m p o s i t i o n , c o n s i s t i n g o f 50 per c e n t’ Barium

N i t r a t e , 25 per cent Aluminium j»owder and 25 per c e n t Magnesium
powder, ’e v e n t u a l l y f i r e d an i g n i f e r o u s d e to n a t o r at the end o f
the d e la y element’.

The time element was i n t r o d u c e d to e l i m i n a t e the danger

o f b l i n d s from bombs f a l l i n g on a s o f t s u r f a c e , and to g i v e an
a i r - b u r s t a g a in s t i n f a n t r y .

I t was a l s o suggested that the weapon could u s e f u l l y be

f i r e d a g a in s t low f l y i n g a i r c r a f t . I t s e f f e c t would depend on
b l a s t , fra g m e n ta tio n and the j e t e f f e c t . This l a s t e f f e c t vac
valued very h ig h l y by Dr. La ngweiler.

(9) P anzerfaust 250

General
Although development was not comale oc at the end o f the
war, the main f e a t u r e s o f the ; u n z e r f o u s t 1 . • had been s e t t l e d .
The s a l i e n t f e a t u r e s w o r e : -

a) i n c r e a s e d muzzle v e l o c i t y ; yj; wO f t . / s e c .
b^ a r e l o a d a b l e tube
c) an e l e c t r i c f i r i n g mechanism.
Design Det a i l s

.Lie; re used muzzle v e l o c i t y - 'itm .. omb, e s s e n t i a l l y the

same j.s the Panzerfaust 150, was f Lilted with a l o n g e r t a i l s h a f t
to g iv e a .~onger s h o t t r a v e l . The p r o / - o t o r tube was o f s i m i l a r
p r o p o r t i o n s to the Panzerfaust IPO, but the rear end was choked
and f i n i s h e d with a v e n tu ri.
 TL-. weight o f p r o p e l l a n t , which was i n two increment*.;,
and was f i x e d in p r o l o n g a t i o n o f the t a i l s h a f t , was i n c r e a s e d , and
t h i s , t o g e t h e r . with the v e n t u r i , in cre a se d the muzzle v e l o c i t y to
120-130 metres per second.
F i r i n g mechanism - an e l e c t r i c f i r i n g mechanism was
incorporated. The p r o j e c t o r tube was f i t t e d with a p i s t o l g r i p
c o n t a i n i n g a magneto operated hy a t r i g g e r , the system used on
the Panzerchreck. The p o s i t i v e lead from the magneto le d forward
to a s i n g l e s o c k e t plug at the f r o n t o f the p r o j e c t o r tube. The
male plug f o r this s o c k e t was mounted at the f r o n t o f the bomb
t a i l s h a f t , and a lead continued through the t a i l s h a f t to the
e l e c t r i c primer in the p r o p e l l a n t charge. The c i r c u i t was
completed by earth r etu rn .
I g n i t i o n o f p r o p e l l a n t - The long t a i l s h a f t , r e q u ir e d
f o r the i n c r e a s e d s h o t travel*, and the s h o r t l e n g t h o f p r o j e c t o r
tube, demanded f o r ease o f h an dlin g , l e f t a very l i m i t e d space f o r
the p r o p e l l a n t , and i t was found im p o ssible to use the a i r gap
system to s t a g g e r the i g n i t i o n of the two increments. T h is ,
t h e r e f o r e , made i t n e ce ssa ry to i g n i t e each increment s e p a r a t e l y
by means o f an e l e c t r i c primer. The n e c e s s a r y time i n t e r v a l was
ob tained by i n c o r p o r a t i n g an i n d u c t i o n c o i l i n the c i r c u i t . a
d i s c o f s t e e l , 1 mm. t h i c k and w it h a small c e n t r a l p e r f o r a t i o n ,
was p o s i t i o n e d behind the f r o n t increment to prevent the f l a s h
le a p in g a c r o s s the reduced a i r gap and prematurely i g n i t i n g the
r e a r increment. On f i r i n g , t h i s d i s c was d i s t o r t e d and was
e j e c t e d from the r e a r o f the tube by the p r o p e l l a n t gases.
Experiments i n c o n n e c t i o n w it h the time i n t e r v a l , and
with the p r e v e n ti o n o f f l a s h i g n i t i o n o f the r e a r Increment, were
s t i l l i n hand at the end of h o s t i l i t i e s .
Summarised i n fo r m a tio n r e l a t i n g to the P a n z e rfa u sts i s
given in the t a b l e on Page i+8.
(10 ) Faustpatrone ZUnder -

There were f o u r models o f the f u z e developed f o r the

P a n z e r f a u s t , the p r i n c i p l e o f f u n c t i o n i n g b e i n g the same in each
c a se .

The f o l l o w i n g i s a b r i e f d e s c r i p t i o n o f each and t h e i r

fundamental d i f f e r e n c e s l -

(a) F . P . Z . 8001 - This model was designed f o r f i r i n g in the

Panzerfaust 30 ( K l e i n ) and the Pa nzerfa ust 30 m. •The d e to n a t o r
employed was n o t very, s e n s i t i v e and b l i n d s o f t e n occu rr ed when
the p r o j e c t i l e struck s o f t e a r th .

(b) F . P . Z . 8002 - This was the f i r s t type o f f u z e f o r the

Panzerfaust made by the f i r m o f Bruno at TJeheim, and was designed
f o r use in the model 60 m. A str o n g e r arming s p r i n g , f i t t e d to
cope with the i n c r e a s e d shock o f d i s c h a r g e , had the advantage
o f rendering the f u z e s a f e r to handle. The very much more
s e n s i t i v e d e t o n a t o r in t ro d u ce d c o m p le t e ly e lim in a t e d b l i n d s on
s o f t e a r th . Very few f u z e s were produced to this in t e rim d e sig n .

(c) F . P . Z . 8003 - Con taining an e n t i r e l y new s t r i k e r assembly

t h i s f u z e was e a s i e r to produce and elim in ate d a d e f e c t in
f u n c t i o n i n g of the c o i l e d s p rin g .

A l l models o f the Panzerfaust could use the F . P . Z , 8003,

with the e x c e p t i o n s of the Panzerfaust 30 and 3 0 ( K l e i n ) , in which
 ■DETAILS OF F.lNZERFAUSTS
' M.V. To ta l
Med e l ifetres f t . / weight wt. o f d i a .o f Length Shape * f L in e r w t. c f Length d ia .o f w t. o f wt. o f Fuze Penetra­ S ig h t ed Development
/sec.j sec. (com­ bomb bomb of lin e r Mater­ P ill­ o f pro ­ pro ­ pro­ pro­ t io n o f up t o : - date
p le t e ) bomb ia l in g je c t o r je c t o r je cto r pellant .Armour
lb . lb . nrn. in s . lb . in s . in s . lb . at 3 0 °to
noitoal

Fro to 5ik 14 No sights Mid-summer

type 1942

3Gn 30 98 7l 3k - 100 u* Cone Zinc 3 ii If 3k 53?GBM SP.Z 140 3 0 m. December

(K L ) ( l o z. 8C0 1 (33 y d . ) 1942
1 1 d r}
3Un 58 H i 150 Cone S te e l 95 GBM rf 2 C0 3C m. J a n .-F e b .
30 19i 3k 31 k if £
(3 oz. (33 y d .) 1547
3k d r )
6 Om 45 148 15 6f 150 1 9k Cone S te e l 3k 32f 2 134&EM F.F.Z 200 8c m A p ril
| (^4" CS. 8003 (87 y d .) ‘ 1944
|
\ 12 d r)
1lOCm 62 203 15 15C 19i Cone S te e l 3k 32 4 2 C, 1 9 0 GHM 200 150 m September
(2 x 9 5 ) ( 1 6 4 y d .) . 1944
|
: 150m 82 269 105 21? Para­ S te e l 2 2 t( II
1^ 5x 31k 9 200 200 m Jan uary
!
b o lic (219 y d . ) 1945

1250®. 12C- 394- 6 tt S te e l 2 2 T! If 200 fl August

I3 i 105 35 7|
15C 492 ( umg ) 1945

All Tigs, approximate

 - 1j 9t
the arming springs were too s t r o n g .
(d) P . P . Z. 8003 ( mo d i f i e d ) - No d e t a i l s o f t h i s f u z e are
available. IT was Tso~\>e cLe s ig n e d f o r the P anzerfaust 150 and
250.
Puzes marked "Via" and "Wc" were not s a fe t o f i r e u n l e s s
t e s t e d by shaking- i n a d i r e c t i o n along t h e i r l o n g i t u d i n a l a x e s ,
and then dropping on to the ground from a h e ig h t o f about 20 i n c h e s .

These t e s t s were o r de r e d as a r e s u l t o f f a u l t y a s s e m b l i e s ,
from H.A.S.A.G. o f M e u s e l e v i t z , and Tummler o f Dobeln, g e t t i n g
into service. The c h i e f f a u l t was the omi&sio'n o f the c o i l e d
l e a f s p r i n g , which l e f t o n ly the arming Bpring to prevent the
s t r i k e r h i t t i n g the d e to n a t o r i n the event o f any sudden shock.
At a l a t e r d a t e , the top c l o s i n g d i s c o f the fu z e was
p r o v i d e d w it h a small i n s p e c t i o n h o l e , so that the presence o r
absence o f the c o i l e d l e a f spring c o u l d be a s c e r t a i n e d a t f i n a l
i n s p e c t i o n o f the assembled f u z e .
Proof o f fuzes
Puzes were normally manufactured i n l o t s o f 1500. Out o f
each l o t , 20 were taken, i n s e r t e d i n dummy heads and f i r e d a g a in s t
armour p l a t e . A l l twenty had to f i r e or a f r e s h sample o f twenty
was taken and the f i r i n g r e p e a te d . Any f a i l u r e s i n t h i s f u r t h e r
sample condemned the whole l o t .
(11) Summary o f I n t e r v i e w s w it h Dr. Langweiler
Lines o f German Rcsearch and Development

(a ) Spaced armour
The Germans claimed that the f o l l o w i n g spaced t a r g e t s
c o u l d be d e f e a t e d by the l a t e r models o f P a n z e r f a u s t : -

30 mm. armour - 18 i n d i e s a i r space - 100 mm. armour..

20 mm. armour - 38 in c h e s a i r space - 100 mm. armour.

Dr. Langweiler was unable to comment on damage l i k e l y to

be aone b e h in d a t a r g e t , but s t a t e d that from experiments i t was
found that b l a s t p re s s u r e s b e h in d a spaced t a r g e t were c o n s i d e r a b l y
l e s s than b e h in d a s i n g l e p l a t e .

c u r in g development t r i a l s , measurements were made o f the.

r i s e o f p re ss u r e behind t a r g e t s , and some e f f o r t was made to a s se ss
the i n c e n d i a r y e f f e c t by means o f o i l - s o a k e d rag s. Thin s t e e l
" w i tn e s s " p l a t e s to i n d i c a t e and measure the r e s i d u a l power o f the
j e t s were n o t used.

T r i a l s were conducted with the very l i t t l e A l l i e d h o llo w

charge ammunition captured. h ig h speed photographs o f the p r o ­
j e c t i l e i n f l i g h t wore ta ke n , and c a r e f u l measurements made o f the
r e c o i l f o r c e on tho p r o j e c t o r . The American "Bazooka" was e s t i ­
mated t o be- a b le to p e r f o r a t e 90 mm. and tho B r i t i s h P . I . A . T . 120 mm
armour a t 30 degrees t o normal. Prom B r i t i s h t r i a l s , the f o l l o w ­
ing r e s u l t s were o b t a i n e d i n comparing the German P a nz e rfa ust 30 mm.
a nd t he Br i t i s h P. I . A . T.
 - 50 -

kJ Corresponding
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I n t . d i a . o f mouth P e n e tra tio n o f
ts
o
c

o f bomb ca s e . armour a t normal f a c t o r i n Millies

formulae

P anzer- 11+0 lrun. 200 mm. 1.1+3

f a u s t 30M

P .I .A .T . 8 2 .5 mm. 115 mm. 1.1+0

I t was apparent t h a t : -
(i) The g r e a t e r p e n e t r a t i o n o f the Pa nzerfa ust 30M was due
t o i t s l a r g e r diameter.
a n The P a n z e rfa u st 30M was sometimes ah le to d e f e a t
skirting p lates.

The Gorman view o f our weapons was that p e n e t r a t i o n

was not s u f f i c i e n t f o r the weight i n v o l v e d , and that a weapon
d e sig n e d f o r use b y one man sh ould he r e c o i l l c s s .

The Germans, i n keeping w ith B r i t i s h r e s e a r c h , c a r r i e d

out f i r i n g t r i a l s a g a in s t many s u b s t a n c e s , e . g . sand, wood, g r a v e l
and g l a s s , to determine whether any o f th ese c o u l d he used as a
p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t h o llo w charge a t t a c k . s u c c e s s was not o b t a i n e d ,
s i n c e the f i r s t round always removed so much m a t e r i a l that a l a r g e
area -was l a i d open to a t ta c k by subsequent s h o t s . I t was con­
s i d e r e d that the b e s t defence was by means o f spaced armour,
as la r g e a space as p o s s i b l e .

I13) Flame e f f e c t

TTi.. Gormans a lso appeared to a t ta c h importance t o the

flame e f f e c t behind the t a r g e t , more so i n f a c t than the remaining
•-ower o f the j e t i t s e l f . fnhauncing t h i s flame e f f e c t would most
likel-y hu tin. b e s t method o f i n c r e a s i n g the e f f i c i e n c y o f h o ll o w
c h a rg e s. By i n c o r p o r a t i n g up to 30 per cent o f powdered aluminium
i n tiie H.h. charge , the flame e f f e c t would be very g r e a t l y
i n c r e a s e d , w ith o u t reducin g the p e n e t r a t i v e performance• Only the
; r e n t shortage o f aluminium i n Germany p re v e n te d i t s use i n the
. nzerfau sts. Some German d e s ig n e r s thought that w ith t h i s
f i l l i n g i t would be worth using a cone o f small a n g l e , say 30
e.e p-ees or l e s s , which would g iv e a deeper p e n e t r a t i o n i n t o armour,
hut produce a h o le of c o n s i d e r a b l y smaller diameter than th at
g i v e n by .. head sphere or a cone o f l a r g e r apex, angle. Dr. Lang-
d e i l e r , waon q u e s t io n e d about t h i s , admitted that the Germans had
sileaceCL g r e a t d i f f i c u l t y i n manufacturing small an gled c o n i c a l
lin ers s u f f ic ie n t l y accurately. Squareness o f l i n e r f a c e , a l i g n ­
ment along the l o n g i t u d i n a l a x i s , and alignment w it h the b u r s t i n g
oh. .r.g.e, bou.y ana nose cap are o f primar,, importance.

A f t e r n o ti n g th e high temperature o f the shaped charge

j e t , an ..tterupt was made to secure s u f f i c i e n t i o n i z a t i o n o f gases
t o a c h i e v e -atomic d i s i n t e g r a t i o n , b u t Germ.m r e s e a r c h .was un-
■■,f ■ s s i 111 i ii. t iii s di re c t i on.

r a i j.,, d i f f e r e n t . i a . t e r i a l s were t r i e d f o r l i n e r s , i n c l u d ­
ing; ct-..v. 1 , z i n c , aluminium g l a s s ( t r i e d i n -January iyl+!+) e t c .

I’o r the e. i d y p - u u v e r f a u s t , the 30to ( K l e i n ) , a z i n c l i n e r

s •.•sea. f !u. z i jic v o l r . t i z e d and a v e r y h o t , b u r n i n g j e t o f m e t a l
 - 51 -

f o l l o w e d through. As the armour th ick n e s s i n c r e a s e cl * f u r t h e r

development was undertaken raid s t e e l was employed as the l i n e r
m a t e r i a l to g iv e h o t t e r p e n e t r a t i o n performance. Supply problems
stop p ed f u r t h e r r e s e a r c h and development on aluminium, A little
s u c c e s s was a c h ie v e d with g la s s l i n e r s , hut experiments were d i s ­
co n t in u e d owing to t r a n s p o r t a t i o n d i f f i c u l t i e s .

Dr. Langweiler s a i d that ho c o n s i d e r e d the i d e a l l i n e r

t o ho o f Tungsten Carbide , c la im in g that i t would g iv e 20 per cent
b e t t e r xJe no t r a i l on thru" i the next most e f f e c t i v e m a t e r i a l , i . o .
steel. Liners o f t h i s m a t e r i a l were v e r y expensi ve to produce
and the m a t e r i a l i t s e l f was too v a lu a b le to use and was d i f f i c u l t
t o handle i n l a r g e s c a l e p r o d u c t io n .

P r o o f o f p a n z o r f a u s t s ( p r o j e c t i l e and y r o j e c t o r )

The launcher t u b e s , each o f which was t e s t e d , were

arranged i n b a t t e r i e s o f 20. A s t o e l b l o c k o r dummy head was
i n s e r t e d i n one- end o f each tube and a p r o o f c ha rg e , f i r e d by an
e l e c t r i c p u f f e r or d e t o n a t o r , i n the o t h e r . A f t e r f i r i n g , each
tube was i n s p e c t e d . This method was superseded by a h y d r a u l ic
pre ssure t e s t , s i m i l a r to the..t c a r r i e d out on the combustion
chamber o f the Panzerschreclc.
In the f i r s t s ta g e s o f the wi.r, when normal m ild s t e e l
't u b e s wex'e used, v e r y l i t t l e t r o u b l e vas e x p e r i e n c e d , but -■ the
war de\ e l o p e d , the q u a l i t y o f tin. s t e e l d e t e r i o r a t e d , and,
a c c o r d i n g t o jjr. L a n g w e ile r, i n c e r t a i n l o t s 10 per cent r e j e c t s
Were co.iiiiion.

One f i r m , Kronprinz A.G. .fUr i v i e t a l l i n d u s t r i e , wore o f

the o p i n i o n th at b u r s t s wore n o t auo to the tubes b e i n g f a u l t y ,
but tli. t. the pre ssure g e n e r a t e d , 350 .rgm/sq.cm. , was too high f o r
tin. t u b e s , an o p i n i o n that Lr . Langweiler f a v o u r e d . They a l e c
s t..te e th at they had not e v o l v e d any s a t i s f a c t o r y method o f tes+.i,ig
o th e r than f i r i n g and taking the- a c t u a l press ure i n each tube.
v r . L a n g v e i l o r d id say th at ho had r e c e i v e d i n s t r u c t i o n s finm.
;i.i t i e r that no s p e c i a l m a t e r i a l s , a l l o y s t e e l s , e t c . , o r an;.
. a. x..ria ls whatever i n s h o r t supply were to be use a.

P r o o f o f the complete weapon was c a r r i e d out by -er;.i-

fa,, e f i r i n g .

Out o f a l o t o f 1500, f o u r boxes were s e l e c t e d . The so

boxes each c o n t a i n e d f o u r P a n z e r f a u s t s , sard with the e x c e p t i o n o f
5 which were f i r e d a g a in s t a ex-oof t a r g e t , 'a 11 were checked f o r
c c i r e a t dimensions. The p r o o f n.:ug...t c o n s i s t e d o f 3 medium
< ... a l i t , ..e'.1. ■ 1a -1■11 e s , 511 iim., b a. ea , ee o * a m l l e l to e .*ic h u cimr ,
with a 20 mai. gap be two ei i e a c h , a no. t ,u s assoiiibly was Set a t ;;0
aegrev s to . e n a l t o simulate at to e,: -g a in s t a 200 mm, p la t e at
normal. n r . Langweiler s t a t e d than the gap between each p l a t e
had, auring some p r o o f f i r i n g s and e x p e r im e n ts , been i n c r e a s e d
to 30 mn. am.1 nv-. a 50 mm. There am r e p o r t s o f three 55 mm.
y la t e s boiling used with ?J inch a i r gaps.

Of t h i s 1 per cent taken f o r p r o o f , 1 f a i l u r e was a l l o w e d

Par tlie sample o f 5 r o u n d s , but even s o , t h i s f ailUx*o was not to
show a p p r e c i a b le d i f f u s i o n o f tIre j o t . I f p r o d u c t i o n wrs found
te be s a t i s f a c t o r y , the number r. .ne-n IPr p r o o f was graclu. .ll.y
rc....j.uce.i, f i r i n g was normally c a r r i e d out at the Provin g a,, ound
o f d c h l e i b o n near h e rt s b u rg .
 ■52~
FART 7. MISUjD..LAHEOUS GRENADES
(1) Ro c k e t A s s i s t e d Grenades

P r o t o t y p e s , the g e n e r a l shapes o f which cane.shown i n

the s c o t c h e s , were unde up to three d e s i g n s . VTith the f i r s t
t y p e , which was an a n t i - t a n ^ h ollow charge grenade w it h a p r o -
r i f l c d shank, the range o b t a i n e d was about 5&0 yd. The weight
o f the grenade (6 l b . at t a r g e t ) was however v e r y g r e a t f o r
sh o u ld e r f i r i n g , the s p i n imparted w a s - i n s u f f i c i e n t f o r s t a b i l i t y
and a c c u r a c y was v e r y p o o r .
A second t y p o , r a th e r dangerous to the u s e r , was
e n t ir e ly rocket p rop elled . The r o c k e t charge was i g n i t e d by
f l a s h from a small b la n k c a r t r i d g e .
The t h i r d d e s ig n was p o t e n t i a l l y b e t t e r . The base and
r i f l e d shanlc wore made o f wood, and the h o llo w charge c a v i t y was
f i l l e d w it h r o c k e t p r o p e l l a n t . The H.R. charge was d e to n ate d on
impact by an e l e c t r i c nose f u z e which was armed b y a small p r o ­
p eller. Throe s i z e s o f grenade were t r i e d , o f 80 , 88 and 100 mm.
d ia m eter, end each was to range about 100 yd. The c a v i t y o f the
l a r g e s t type was t o c a r ry two r o c k e t charges. Gases from the
f i r s t charge e s c a p e d through I n c l i n e d v e n t u r i s to g iv e r o t a t i o n , •
the second charge then to ok o v e r to b o o s t the t h r u s t .

(2) P r o s s l u f t Granate ( Comprossed a i r g re n a d o ).

The use o f t h i s grenade was d i s c l a i m e d by the Germans,
but oth e r r e p o r t s s t a t e that grenades o f t h i s d e s ig n were used on
the Russian f r o n t at the B a t t l e o f Kiev.

(3) C e n t r a l l y - c h a n n e ll e d grenade
dimensions

D ischa rg e r cup O v e r a l l le n g th 12+.6Q i n .

M a x .in t e r n a l l e n g t h -
o f cup 10.86 i n .
Diameter 1.97 i n .
Thickness o f cup w a ll 0 .0 8 i n .
Weight o f cup 6.06 l b .
P rojectile O v e r a l l le n g th 5.01+ i n .
Diameter o f c e n t r a l
channel 0.35 in.
Max. diameter o f body 1.93 i n .
Max. diameter o f
t a i l unit 1.9U i n .
General This grenade was d e sig n e d f o r use w it h a 5 cm.
d i s c h a r g e r cup, and was to e lim in a t e the need
fo r special cartridges.

Iaj s i Pin d e t a i l s
The grenade had a c e n t r a l channel to a l l o w the passage o f
a b u l l e t from a standard 7.92 nun. rou nd, and to p r o v i d e s e a l i n g
a f t e r the round had passed. A diaphragm o f s e l f - s e a l i n g rubber
was s t r e t c h e d a c r o s s the base o f the t a i l unit and se c u r e d to the
body by a p i n c a t c h . This c a tc h disen gaged under a i r pressure
when the grenade l e f t the d is c h a r g e r so that the diaphragm was •
discarded.
In t r i a l s , a range o f 380 yards was o b t a i n e d . I t was
in te n d e d that the grenade should be s i d e f u z e d .
 FIG. I
FICATION
OF
 CLASSIF
C
GERMAN

* I
HAK.C. RECOIUCSS
T|PE

CYl->NDft»CAL. WRAPPED
TYPC STRIP. ______
r
TVPE Tvpfc
I 2
A D 2 > 2 / -4 G
 FIG. 2, 1
G re r\a jd e ,H .E .,Q 7 ny ^ ,s ig n A .I-p is t-o l CVW>JV"/feoi^pjcK 3 6 i . i ~ » ) I

Pajxje.^d-'usl' 50 m (SrrvaJl).

GKer\aada. , lr\dicaJ"ir\.cJ, B aJ’Ho. - pishol.

GK<zj\audc ) Illurr\irvaJ"ir^ S cqk ok P&raucKvihz..

GKen.ajda , E g g , Pkcimc K o n g irv .

GKOxado., Si"icfe , H.EL. R_usslau\ oWgirv

GK<z.r\a.da, QS^Sa,, Propaganda..

Gr<z.r\ad<z., H.E., F r e a c k origlrv

GRENADES.
 Grenade. Egg, H.E., orv Projector erem.
□ a n C D

Grenade, Ryle , AXte.,, 4& , ss.

C D >

s; Grenade, Rif-la , A.lk., 6). S.S.

Grenade , MC., SHcfey, A .7k., Hand-placed

Den 3 Grenade, H.E., 2 6 "/m.. Pistol, TIrrve.-y\jjed.

••oo. **•
£Lrr>f. j ] G re n a d e , S H c b ., C o n c re te , I.

G re n a d e . Pistol, Message •c a r r y ing.

(5) Grenade, R-i/le or H a r d , H.E., 30")As.

Grenade, R.yic, B\jrsffr\g - srnofee, 42.

Grenade , Brovun 5<nobe, Bartie pistol.

•/VJ .J
9 P -/S <? cr r

GERMAN
 G re n a d a , H .E., 27"7~ . BaJ+te-pistol.
i§ ^ >

G ra n a d a , H&.r\d,H.E., M 4 2 (k ) , Nonxwcjlsjx o H girv

1 |* Grarvada ,H * j\ d ,H .E .,M 4 2 (i\ ), NoKvuagiaiv. oKigK. •

an=f Grervajdc. A Tb... 23"/^., Pistol ( RajvyKUivji^feoKpCK 4 2

Grervade , E g g , H a r d , Sm oke, 42.

< Q JE > r

G r c a a d c , Sn'cfe. , H a n d . All Wcod.

Grenada, Stick., Concrete. I .

Gra.t\ftdc, H a n d , SHck., H.E.. Cold -joncs.

G ra n a d a , R.if\e. ok H a n d , 3 0 "}/».., P ra cH ce .

G ra n a d a , H a nd , Egg,ME.. Dutch. origin.

GRENADES.
 Grervaoda, Sricfe., Haj\d, H.E.

GK<zr\ajdle, SHcte, Ha.r\d, H.E.,\uiH\ FrgrMrv. sleave.

GK<zr\axl<z , Ha.r\d, H.E., C je d v oKigjrv

CtKcrv&dC , Ho-r\d , H .E ., D\Jt-ck origin..

Grerxa-de , E g g , H.E., or\ Plashc stem.

Gr<z.r\&de , Ulkite -s m o te , T } "'/G , Ba-trle-pisrol

HHD Gr<z.r\a.d«, , Brovun. - t m o l i t . QJ BaJ-fle - pistol.

Gr<u\a.da. Lrvdicol'irvg , Blue - smoke,.

Grervade, R.i/le. , Illvjnr\irv.eJ‘lr\c{ . 3 0 ' ^ .

I G 'a .r& jd z , H*.r\d . H.E., R\jseiaa\ origin..

4.J>2>. 3/46 <'*?/'/.

GERMAN
 FIG. 4
Grervaude, R y le , A.TK., Spigot- ■discKa.rgeK

Grer\aude , H and.

GKcr\aud<2 , Ha.i\d.

G reaajde, SHcfe., Hs.r\d, H .E., 4 3 .

Grer\ajde, Greerv^laj'e. \uiH\ Rsj-AcKuhz.. 2 y y ^ .,P is ro l.

Grenade , SHcfe, H aj\d, All Nipolif.

G re n a d e , Maj\d , O/lin-dncaJ , All Nipolit- (Solid).

Grervajde, HaJ\d, CylitvdriceJ . All Nipolil" ^Plviggod) ,uiiH\ FVgmi-rv.. sleeve.

G re n a d e , H.C., SHcfey, AJIk.. Heu\d •I'krovurv

GRENADES.
 jT )3 Grenade-, R iflz , H.E., 3 0 ")/ ^ , "type 5.

j] ' jjD G re n e vd e , H . & . , 2 7 "}/^.

P ) d | j ]j ProjecHle , Finned (for above g re n a d e }.

P a .r \ j e ^ a x i s h 150 m

r "i

P&njer/;asjsc 150 vuihk Frgrr\»r\.sK

i j

G r e n a d e , E g g , H a n d , N ip o lir.

G r e n a d e , K E i.v u lrtv C e n F ra l c h a n n e l.

G r e n a d e , H a n d .D i s c , N ip o H r.

Grenade, E g g , S m o k e , II.

Grenade , In d ica tin g , Red sm o ke (Alumn. ra.il, paper case)

GERMAN
 FIG 5.
Projectile / ok above, g r e n a d e .

Grenade .In d ica tin g , Blue-sm oke (Akjmn. tAil and

1------------- :

P rojectile / ok A b o ve g re n a d e .
Isst?

G re n a d e , IrvdicAHrvg, Red- sm o k e (^Plastic tail).

H -]

sleeve P ro je ctile / ok Above g re n a d e .

\ Grer»Ade ,Irvdica.tir\.g, B lu e -sm o ke (All ste e l).

3 P ro je ctile / ok Above g re n a d e .

G re n a d e . Inccnd iA ry .vuirh. N ipoiit body.

G re n a d e , E g g , Haovd. H.E., S itxa II (Screuied body).

G re n a d e , Egg , H a n d , HE... L a rg e (S c re w e d b o d y ).

GRENADES.
,4 D 2>. 2/46 PrJv

STICK, HAND GRENADE, H.E.. 24.

%P,

FIG. 7

I
A» jc /

STICK, HAND GRENADE 39.

<t C ¥
 ' r FIG. 8.

iri
O' H ead dKiveu
cn O B i-o h a n d le .

1 - 0 9 d. LEGEND.

a.. Delajy Fabe.

k P E .T N ./& J& .X .

in' c. Shed reFaJaiog collar

ro
6
d NipoliF haodic.

c. UJashcK
a
*
/ E g g - gKCQa.de - Fqoe
igniFer:

-i.
*
4 &.Z> Z>/*46 p'

| STICK, HAND GRENADE-NIPOLIT.

' OlMOHSiONS /»/?£ IN /NCHCS.
 FIG. 9.
MZ>2>. £>/*€ FT A/.

STICK, HAND GRENADE, CONCRETE,!.

»* ■
 FIG. IO.

METAL CAP. .....

EGG IGNITER
\ yA •
*----------h CAP

1in'VVV'
»!*.». *.: .vss
41
WOOD HANDLE

S T R IN G .

lD S P R .E N G IC A P S E LZ C JN D E R 2 8 .

WOOD HEAD.

CHARGE.

i_n PA PER PACIONG

cardboard d is c

WOOD PACICING
PIECE.
O A ?/*€ r T

STICK, HAND GRENADE - WOOD.

D IM EN SIO N S ARE IN IN C H E S .
' l
 FIG. II.
2 / f 6 PT/V.

EGG, HAND GRENADE, H.E., 39.

4
 FIG. 12.
Ptill-off ca p and button.

y d lo tu

Filled b o d y .
Le a d coil.

•US

DefonctOK

Iyoirer body.

Section oj l<zod coil

shoaiing oorcbes.
O £> -? -?t>

HAND GRENADE, H.E., M 42 W.

DIMENSIONS ARE IN MMS. < 4 f
 *TbtdJ tut - 13 9 eyn

EGG, HAND GRENADE, H. E., V\

 FIG. 13.

- 172 grn.

rh'oo oj j- illia^.
LARGE
TohaJ tot: - 9~fA$trx.

VITH PRESSED CHARGE.

 RG. 14.

S ca le y-
//•

EGG, HAND GRENADE, SMALL-NIPOLIT

a
*>
L.
 FIG. 15.

.
3 -7 5

NJor Lo scale.

EGG, HAND GRENADE, LARGE - NIPOLIT

4
O/mansions AM£ in INCHCS.
 FIG. 16.

%2
k ¥

DISC, HAND GRENADE - NIPOLIT.

DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

aa j»/ *6
 FIG. 18.

CYLINDRICAL, HAND GRENADE - NIPOLIT,

WITH WRAPPED FRAGMENTATION STRIP
<t ct

________ ;.................................. .............. t .

 FIG. 19.

4
p

ANTI-TANK, STICKY GRENADE-PLACED.'

2> 2>. e/ *6

aA *.
HOLLOW CHARGE, HAND GRENADE, ANTI
HOLLOW CHARGE, H
 FIG. 20.

IAND GRENADE, ANTI-TANK I (l )

 FIG. 21.

STICK, HAND GRENADE, SMOKE, 39.

 FIG 22.

EGG, HAND GRENADE, SMOKE, 42.

C
QlkltklSIQHS "ViHCHtr-S.
4 J>-2> <?/*■€ N
 35. did--
FIG. 24.

Igt\ihzK

Mipolif rafait\ir\c£
\u<xsKer.

Si-<2xz.l arvckoK

Povuder ru b e .

Ir\cer\diaj'<y pellera.

Spaucers.

Mipolir body.

"Ikermire,

Quicfen\A.rcK

Povuder / o il.

S 2 _ .
DIMENSION* ARE IN MM

INCENDIARY,
▼
HAND GRENADE.
CYLINDRICAL, HAND GRENADE,
CONCRETE & NIPOLIT.
A.D.D. 2 /4 -e P IN
FIG. 26

3CM. GRENADE DISCHARGER

FOR PARACHUTISTS AUTOMATIC RIFLE
 Impact cap. Steel dist

S te e l body, Cone.

l72ain filling Solder

Steel connecting shank

? E.T. N./ & J a x .

R

Light alloy. ----------- Card boa

Scretucd plug. — Light at
Paper ttiasher. --- Tissue. p
Flash pellet - ----
-Gardboa

Pre •y \f\q jc\ shank

(Black. plastic)

Striker

Coiled sted tape

£(rraing collar,
Retaining spring

(griming Spring.

Section thro r

Section, thro' B ase j - x j ^e.

iJ ced t - 'A- RIFLE GRENADE. ANTI

 FIG. 2 7

sc.

tri
fL-

k.rd ttj coshers.

i.rd l*ubc

iog coraposihoQ.

rd Lu a ^ h e rs .

Iloy ttjajsh&K.
)2vpcy d is c .

yd tuewstaey.

13c .

plug.

R.idling R.H.,
\ I fam ia 9 inches.

-TANK. LARGE. DIMENSIONS A*g IN INCHES.

 Impact- ca.p.

C on e.

P E.TN
/
C a rd bo.

P E.T. N.

DeTonat

Cardboc
Paper c

Li^hr a

C ard bo

B ase, f

S fc e l t

Scale. --St. RIFLE GRENADE,

 F IG . 28

eocplocter

6-3 7
34X 1 S|<ZXZV<Z,

ring com posih'oa.

3j x 1 tu& sher
iisc.
Jlocj tuasber.

a rd ttjasbars.

'M5C

plcjg.

, ANTI - TANK .(SMALL.)

(
DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES. L
im p a ct- c a p ^

Liner

Body.

\TLdJ\n fillin g ,
R..DX./TN.T, 50/50

Sleeve.

"TaJl l~ube.

GaJoe.

P E .T . H /C U xoc
Cardboard t

P E .T .N Paper disc.

^lOrmaiurn
L<zad a-^ideyLead sI'LjptenaJ'e

SLee.1 ca p

Fu5 e.

RIFLE GRENADE, HOLLOS

 FIG. 29

to
r--
p-

lUdShor.

CUdcSl7.cz*:

W •CHARGE, ANTI - TANK, 46. SS.

DIMENSIONS A4£ IN INCHES.

 Sreel impact" cap)

Liner.

Body.

I72aari /illiny,
R..D.X/TN.T , 50/50.

Sleeve.

Tau'l robe

G dJac

P E . I N ./ t U a x

P. E.T. N.

Lead ajide^/Le&d srgphnaLi'e

Sreel cup. ^lum iniui

P u 3 e.

Scale
RIFLE GRENADE, HOLLOA
 FIG. 3 0

W •CHARGE , ANTI - TANK ,61, S.S.

D IM E N S IO N S A RE IN INCHES
RIFLE GRENADE, BURS
 sV\o*<£»4 2 '
yT\NG
 s

s \
s sV
s
\ V
\ \
s
s \
s \
s \
s
V \
S
V
s
s
V
s
\ s
s \

s
s
s

V s
s
s \
\

s s
u y

RIFLE GRENADE ANTI-1

TANK, 40.
f.
FIG. 34

5i
*
vo
S
Qi
Qi
RIFLE GRENADE
: - : ~ ~ "
ANTi — TANK, 2 3 M M J _ P
™ " “ ' /A
 FIG. 35

Holloa dom<z.

Srecl disc.

N ot to scale,.
A.D.D. 2I 46 P I N.

RIFLE GRENADE, INCENDIARY.

RIFLE GRENADE
 FIG 36

ROCKET-ASSISTED.
 1

FIG.37

N
ci
ci
SIGNAL-PISTOL, 26MM. GRENADE.
H.E., SIGNAL - Pi SI
 2 5 -4 5 .
FIG. 38

TOL, 326 GRENADE.

DIMENSIONS AB E IN M M .
J
 Si"eel cap.

Steel striker.

Creep spring.

Detonat-or

H.E. Filling.

Light 6.1!oy body

St-eel container.

C a .se in d e n ted .

Steel balls. Section, on

Light- alloy rail

eocbens ion piece,

Light alloy cabridge

case.

^rnhmg rod.

Light- alloy tail

vanes

Section or
Steel disc.

C a rd b o a rd disc

D istance piece
(^composition).

Propellant.
H.E., SIGNAL -PISTOL 3
Per ce ssio n cap
 FIG.39

i A A

>n B .B .

326. GRENADE, (EARLY TYPE).

d im en s io n s ARE IN INCHES
 FIG. 4 0

EGG HAND GRENADE, HE.,ON STEM,361,

FOR SIGNAL PISTOL ( EARLY TYPE).
 FIG. 41

Sprirag shzel i-a.p<z.

^rnairig collar.

Rerauning spring.

A rm ing sp rin g

ScA-ring.

D e to n a to r

J c d ila •- Y .
PT

HE.. PISTOL GRENADE FUZE.

2 /< 6

TYPICAL.
A O D

D IM E N S IO N S A R E IN M M .
 FIG.42

S te e l

EGG HAND GRENADE,

SMOKE ,42/h. FOR LF,
ON PROJECTOR TUBE.

Brouja plastic stern,

(rniddle. type).

Steel
N Id 9 tjz W P

Loose, split ring

EGG HAND GRENADE. H.E. 39,

FOR L.P..ON PROJECTOR TUBE.
 Plastic screaj cap

Delay coraposilion.
jT / C o r n p o s ih e tuasber

P resse d sh e d .

Flash. c h a n n e l

C li< ood < zx 2 p ro jecror shz.ra.

Percussion cap.

.S trik e r spring.

Striker.

Pressed ©reel case

Propellant* charge.
Rzrcussion cap

a. L. •
^ Spring locking ring.

EGG HAND G R EN A D E, H.E.,39,

FOR LP, ON PROJECTOR TUBE.
EGG HAND GRENADE,SMOKE,
4 2 /n , FOR L.P,
ON PROJECTOR TUBE.

T b is is rh<z- laj-esr ryp<z, <y proj<zx*or t-ube..

w3
m

FIG.44
PT

SMOKE GRENADE TAR GET-IND ICATING .

2 /4 6

TYPE I.
A O O

DIMENSIONS ARE IN MM.

 Shkei ca-p. FIG 45

R.<zd StT20b<Z,

cornposirioa.

(^1a m in iu m
body.

\ ~fiI72<Z / U3Z'

CAse, a.)uminiUi n,
155 Io q ^

Ddd^y rube.

o \
\o o
o
S m o k e •esca p e-
h.ole.5. s«A-l<zd tuirh
p Arakin dUAoc.

^lurainium fa.il unir.

SMOKE GRENADE. TARGET-INDICATING.

TYPE 2. d im e n s io n s a r e in m m
J
 FIG. 46
Sreel head.

P re p re sse d pelleFs
of smofee cornposirion.
(R<zd smofee).

^ - B o d y (pl&sHc)

Quicfemarch.

Smofee. escape-
s mo fee
holes, sea. led
coiFh pdjr& ff in com posirioo.

V JQ JX .

lejojliora potoder. G renade

case.
T h erm ite.
Blacfe
poctider

Plasrfc rail anil-.

PT. N .
a / 4 -6

SMOKE GRENADE, T A R G E T INDICATING.

TYPE 3.
A O. D

D IM E N S IO N S A R E IN M M ,
 FIG. 47
Sreel heaxl.

P ro , p re sse d pellet's
of sraokd co m p o sitio n
(B lu e sm oke).

Pressed •steel
bodcj.

Quick mai'ch.

142

G re n a d e cA.se.

Ignition potuder.

Thermite .

Steel Fail u n it
|____________ M u . — ...... ySu^Lr- Cx ... _

Blanch. potudcr

SMOKE GRENADE, TA R G E T INDICATING.

TYP E 4.
D IM E N S IO N S ABE N IWM
IN K/.V1. ^ J j
 FIG.48

*
K«.
<*.

N
GRENADE, ILLUMINATING STAR ON
Q
Q FARACHUTE, FOR BATTLE PISTOL
j?'-.. ■■

A.D.D. 214 6 P IN . FIG. 49

GRENADE, GREEN FLARE ON PARACHUTE,

FOR BATTLE PISTOL.
 FIG. 5 0

J:

d
Qi MESSAGE CARRYING GRENADE. 26 MM.Li
m
Pi.
r

DEVELOPMENT SEQUENCE OF RECOILLEJ

S/4-& PT.-N.
ADO
 FIG.51

r m
HI
m _____
$k=y________________

JST (K L E IN ) - 3 0 M.

R F A U S T - 3 0 M.

R FAUST 6 0 M.

[RFAUST - IO O M.

SS A. TK. BOMB DISCHARGERS (PANZERFAUST.)

M D. t /4 6 PtM.
 FIG. 53

Irrj-pa.jc.t- c a p

({H oy liQCK

l)2aia y/illing,
R ..Q X ./ T N .T . 60/40

Body. -

14-25
bcF cou ed sleeve.

dJcod collar —

Gaioe

Shad cap.
y ~ ,• 1
(W
g v-V ..... A 'I
Fio. supporl' (W od/ i 1'' v ;4 pk ' ^ *
'1 r >-
1 - iv ; sFv , i■
!n' ' r ■
Si!-,
|J,V i'
4
S' ^ !<i iI■ i|ti' I
V*
Spring sreel vaxies. s_ L i - : __ Li_

S re e l cap .
A.D.D. 2/4&PTH

PANZERFAUST 30 (SMALL).

DIMENSIONS Afit /N INCHES

 \

FIG. 54

4
A.D.D, 2/46PTN. ,

PANZERFAUST 30.
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