June 12-13, 2019 Edged Weapon, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/12/2019
Lot consists of: (A) A dual-purpose variant of the World War II German GewehrSprenggranate 30 rifle grenade, this version has the added pull friction fuze installed under the screw-on base. The pull-friction fuze is very similar B.Z. 24 used with the German stick grenades and allows the grenade to be used normally as a rifle grenade or if needed as a hand grenade. This example is in good condition, with tool marks on the nose fuze and about 50% of original paint and markings. (B) Following the end of WWII large stockpiles of weapons were left in many of the previously occupied countries. In many cases a common practice was to simply adopt the materials into existing stocks, re-marking them for domestic recognition and handling purposes. This grenade is a typical example, the Danish Spränghandgranat M/24T. The letter "T" at M24T, stands for "Tysk" ("German"). A late production German Stielhandgranate 24, it has the typical post-war Danish markings featuring gray paint, a yellow band at the top of the body and a large black 24 on the side. In very good/fine condition, there is a heavy scrape on one portion of the stick. Paint is in reasonable condition at about 75% and the pull string and ceramic bead remain in the handle.