page_title: Stielhandgranate
hierarchical_section_title: Stielhandgranate
caption_attribution_description: made during a summer day in the Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw German WWI Stielhandgranate, or stick grenade
context_page_description: The Stielhandgranate was a German hand grenade of unique design. It was the standard issue of the German Empire during World War I, and became the widespread issue of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. The very distinctive appearance led to it being called a "stick grenade", or "potato masher" in British Army slang, and is today one of the most easily recognized infantry weapons of the 20th century.
context_section_description: The Stielhandgranate (German for "stick hand grenade") was a German hand grenade of unique design. It was the standard issue of the German Empire during World War I, and became the widespread issue of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. The very distinctive appearance led to it being called a "stick grenade", or "potato masher" in British Army slang, and is today one of the most easily recognized infantry weapons of the 20th century.
caption: Two First World War Stielhandgranaten alongside a vaguely similar Austro-Hungarian ceramic design. The front Stielhandgranate is the Model 1917, and the back Stielhandgranate is the Model 1916 with visible belt clips.
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