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Category Archives: German Grenades
The Rifle Grenade Part Three (or German Grenades of the Great War Part Eight) – The Karabingranate M17
The Germans’ response to the French Viven-Bessière grenade we looked at last time was the Karabingranate M17, introduced in 1917.
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The Rifle Grenade Part Two (or French Grenades of the Great War Part Four) – The Viven-Bessière Grenade
Here’s a neat, but deadly, little thing.
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German Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Four – The Eierhandgranate Model 1917
A few years ago I published a post about the German egg grenade, or the Eierhandgranate Model 1917, as it was officially known.
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German Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Three – The M1915 Diskushandgranate
What’s in the box?
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German Hand Grenades of the Great War – The Stielhandgranate Part Three
September 2021: For those of you arriving here via some far-off link, this post is currently being replaced by a new updated version. Try again in a few months’ time – I’ll put a link here to the new post … Continue reading
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German Hand Grenades of the Great War Part Two – The Kugelhandgranate Model 1915 ‘Na’
So here’s the grenade that replaced the Model 1913.
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German Hand Grenades of the Great War Part One – The Kugelhandgranate Model 1913 ‘Aa’
Today we begin a series of posts on German hand grenades of the Great War, and the posts will do exactly what it says on the tin. Until we get to Austro-Hungarian grenades. Which we shall, never fear.
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