Model 15 Stielhandgranate

Model 15 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" with spoon safety.

The Model 15 Stielhandgranate was the first stick grenade used by German troops. It was the predecessor for the Model 16, Model 17 and the infamous Model 24 Stielhandgranate that used by the Wehrmacht in WW2. The grenade featured a long stick with a string coming out from the bottom that is attached with a adhesive strip at the end of the stick. This early model existed in various versions as regards the pot and the stick. There were pots with beading up and down, curl down and the lid was held by clips or an attached lid and bottom. The sticks were initially versions without the known screw cap, but this often led to accidental ignition and to accidents, and sticks with an impact detonator and spoon safety.

Specifications

Type: Hand-grenade

Total Weight: 820 g

Weight explosives: 200 g

Total length: 360 mm

Explosive: Ammonium Nitrate and Tolite

Igniter: time, friction

Fuse Time: 7 seconds (or 5.5 seconds in some versions)

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The Model 15 Stielhandgranate appears in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:

Video Games

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Hearts of the World	Dorothy Gish	The Little Disturber	probably mockups	1918
		German soldiers	probably mockups

Game Title	Appears as	Notation	Release Date
The Great War 1918			2013
Battle of Empires : 1914-1918	"M15"		2014
The Order 1886		Spoon Safety	2015
Verdun	"Stielhandgranate M1915"		2015

See Also

Stielhandgranate World War One Model 15   •  Model 16  •  Model 17 World War Two Model 24  •  Model 43