Model 1914 grenade | |
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Type | Hand grenade |
Place of origin | Russian Empire |
Service history | |
In service | 1914–1980 |
Used by | Russian Empire Soviet Union Nazi Germany (Captured) |
Wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Vladimir Rdultovsky[1] |
Designed | 1914 |
Produced | 1914–? |
Variants | M1914/30 (different explosive), M1917 (chemical grenade based on M1914's design) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 500 g (M1914), 590 g (M1914/30),[2] 780g with fragmentation sleeve |
Length | 235 mm |
Diameter | 45 mm |
Filling | Picric acid (M1914), TNT (M1914/30)[3] |
Detonation mechanism | Time-fuse, 4-5 seconds[2] |
The Model 1914 grenade (Russian: Ручная граната образца 1914 года, romanized: Ruchnaya granata obraztsa 1914 goda, lit. 'Hand Grenade Pattern of year 1914') is a Russian stick concussion grenade (fragmentation grenade via an optional jacket) that was used during World War I and World War II.