Model 1914 grenade

Model 1914 grenade
Russian model 1914 stick hand grenade
TypeHand grenade
Place of origin Russian Empire
Service history
In service1914–1980
Used by Russian Empire
 Soviet Union
 Nazi Germany (Captured)
WarsWorld War I
Russian Civil War
World War II
Production history
DesignerVladimir Rdultovsky[1]
Designed1914
Produced1914–?
VariantsM1914/30 (different explosive), M1917 (chemical grenade based on M1914's design)
Specifications
Mass500 g (M1914), 590 g (M1914/30),[2] 780g with fragmentation sleeve
Length235 mm
Diameter45 mm

FillingPicric acid (M1914), TNT (M1914/30)[3]
Detonation
mechanism
Time-fuse, 4-5 seconds[2]

The Model 1914 grenade (Russian: Ручная граната образца 1914 года, romanizedRuchnaya 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.

  1. ^ "Рдултовский Владимир Иосифович". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Early Russian and Soviet Hand Grenades". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Russian Gas Hand Grenade (WWI) - Inert-Ord.net". Retrieved 11 November 2014.