German Stick Grenade
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Brown metal stick grenade.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: The stick grenade, which was the standard hand grenade of German soldiers during World War I, was designed to detonate after either a 5.5 or 7 second delay, although some exploded on contact. Impact grenades (those that exploded upon landing) were less popular than those with a timed fuse because impact grenades held a higher probability of accidental explosions. In addition to the stick grenade, the German Army used disc, hand, and ball grenades during World War I.
place: label: associated place
content: Germany
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
label: related event
content: The Emergence of Modern America
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN81696W02
label: accession number
content: 1977.0273
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Grenade
label: Object Name
content: Stick Hand Grenade, Type B
label: Object Name
content: grenade
label: Other Terms
content: Stick Hand Grenade, Type B; Grenade; Ammunition, Artillery; Friction Prime; Hand
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: white (?? color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (?? material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (stick material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm