Nebelhandgranate 39

Nebelhandgranate 39. This is a later production model with grooves added to the handle so that it would not be mistaken for a Model 24 Stielhandgranate in the dark.

The Nebelhandgranate 39 ("fog hand grenade 39") is a smoke-producing version of the Model 24 Stielhandgranate, used by Nazi Germany throughout the Second World War. The weapon is essentially identical to the Model 24 in terms of construction, but instead of an explosive blast warhead, it is fitted with a head containing zinc oxide and hexachloroethane, emitting smoke through holes drilled into the base of the head.

The weapon's close resemblance to the Model 24 led to fears of soldiers accidentally throwing the wrong type of grenade, and so the Nebelhandgranate 39 had completely different markings to the standard Model 24, including a distinctive white band around the middle of the handle. This proved inadequate when the soldier was not able to visually inspect the grenade before throwing (in confined spaces and at night, for example) and so late-war versions like the example image also had a series of ridges and grooves at the base of the handle so that a soldier could tell the two grenades apart by touch.

The Nebelhandgranate 39 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Soldier of Orange		A Fallschirmjäger		1977
Beyond the Border			can be seen in Egil's bunker	2011
Fury		German SS troops		2014

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
World War II Online: Battleground Europe				2001
Day of Defeat: Source				2005
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45				2006
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45				2006
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad				2006
Karma Online				2011
Day of Infamy	"Nebelhandgranate"			2016
Post Scriptum				2018
Call of Duty: Vanguard				2021
Enlisted				2021
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront				2021