Original Rare German WWI M1915 Poppenberg Percussion Stick Hand Grenade with Spoon - Stielhandgranate Fusee Spring & Cover 62x54mmR rifle cartridge

62x54mmR rifle cartridge

and instead of a knurled knob on the end

Used for parade purposes only

There is even a small brass ornamentation around the tang of the receiver

but please remember that these are genuine Pre-WWII helmets and have been in storage for over 50 years

Original Rare German WWI M1915 Poppenberg Percussion Stick Hand Grenade with Spoon - Stielhandgranate Fusee Spring & Cover 62x54mmR rifle cartridgeOriginal 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