Model 13 Kugelhandgranate

Model 13 Kugelhandgranate alter Art ("Old Model").

Model 13/15 with Poppenberg System.

The Model 13 Kugelhandgranate was the first standard hand grenade for the German Imperial Army. After the success massive and effective grenade use during the Russo-Japanese War, the French and the Germans planned their own types of grenades. The pull-friction fuse is made of brass, marked red on the top. The filler consists of black powder, mixed with barium nitrate and potassium perchlorate. The grenade body is made of 6 to 8mm thick cast pig iron with large external segments. The segments were removed by the Khgr. 13 neurer Art for faster production. Because of its weight, the grenade couldn't be thrown far. So, it was often thrown out using a catapult which could throw the grenade up to 300 meters (328 yards). Many Model 13s are mounted on sticks from the Model 15 Stielhandgranate with Poppenbergs spoon safety (known as Model 13/15). The last version was the Model 15 Kghr. n. A. that had a different fragmented body to simplify the manufacturing process. The pull-friction fuse is made of an alloy and has a reinforced pullwire. The Kugelhandgranaten were replaced by the compact and lighter Model 17 Eierhandgranaten.

Specifications

Type: Hand-grenade

Total Weight: 2.2 lbs (1 kg)

Total length: 33.5 in (85 cm)

Effective range: 15 to 30 meters (16 to 32 yards)

Explosive: black powder / baryte nitrate / potassium perchlorate mixture

Igniter: time, friction

Fuse Time: 7 seconds (or 5 seconds for the red-painted igniters)

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The Model 13 Kugelhandgranate appears in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Other Side	Wolfgang Liebeneiner	Lt. Raleigh		1931
		British soldiers

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Riches (Bogatstvo)	Aziz Beyshenaliev	Lt. Yamagata Matsuoka	With mockup non-standard fuze	2004
	Konstantin Milovanov	Aleksandr Ispolatov

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Notation	Release Date
Battle of Empires : 1914-1918	"M13"	Khgr. 13 a. A.	2014
Battlefield 1	"Dud Club"	Model 13/15, "In the Name of the Tsar" DLC; only a melee weapon	2016