Original Rare German WWI M1915 Poppenberg Percussion Stick Hand Grenade with Spoon - Stielhandgranate German Machine Guns where two British armored cruisers

where two British armored cruisers were sunk

which is marked with serial number 3578

The blades were very slightly curved and 26 3/4" long with an overall length of 32 5/8"

The piston rod acts against the bolt carrier

marked with serial number B 5076 but no Luftwaffe stock number or even a model number

Original Rare German WWI M1915 Poppenberg Percussion Stick Hand Grenade with Spoon - Stielhandgranate German Machine Guns where two British armored cruisersOriginal Item: Only One Available. Germany entered World War I with a single grenade design: a heavy 750 gram (26 oz) ball shaped fragmentation grenade for use only by pioneers in attacking fortifications. This was known as the Kugelhandgranate ("ball hand grenade") also known as Khg Mod. 1913, the first German hand fragmentation grenade. However it was too heavy for regular use on the battlefield by untrained troops and not suitable for mass