Inert German M24 Potato Masher Stick Grenade

Product Description: This Inert German M24 Potato Masher Stick Grenade is a choice example of this iconic piece of WWII ordnance. It is empty of explosive, so legal and safe to own. The warhead retains  the original smooth field gray paint, but shows corrosion and wear. It still retains the original stamp “Nb.Hgr. 39B.” and is marked 1939 on the wood handle. The shaft of this grenade is beautiful, with an attractive dark color and expected age toning. The zinc fitting at the end has separated from the nails, but retains the original zinc screw-on end cap, although with heavy oxidation and wear. Removing this cap reveals the original pull string. This Inert German M24 Potato Masher Stick Grenade would be perfect for a combat display. This one rates as very good / excellent.

Historical Description: Learning from their experiences and defeat in the previous war, Germany would develop new strategies for warfare. The result was a hard hitting, mobile warfare, which relied on speed and coordination. It would later be known as “Blitzkrieg”.  This new style of warfare would require changes to be made from how the Generals conducted operations, down to the individual soldier’s equipment.  As the Third Reich began rearming Germany during the 1930’s, due to the economic situation, much of the equipment and gear the fighting forces initially received would be from the First World War. This necessary reissuing of equipment combined with the revolutionary tactics being developed forced the German military to adapt their gear and equipment to these changes. As the German economy improved and more funding was available to the military, new equipment would be developed to replace the obsolete World War One equipment. The outbreak of World War Two pushed the development and issuing of new equipment to German soldiers to new levels. New designs and manufacturing techniques were developed. As the war progressed and fortunes changed, the German Third Reich was forced to cut production time, while continuing to develop better equipment. These changes to production, combined with newer designs, produced a vast array of equipment variants. Today these variants of equipment show proof of the drastic changes made by the German Military during World War 2.