German Model 1917 Stick Grenade (Stielhandgranate)
The ‘Potato Masher’ of the Trenches Full-length view of an original Imperial German Model 1917 stick grenade (Stielhandgranate). Photo property of Eisel Armory. Introduced during the First World War, the German Model 1917 stick grenade — officially the Stielhandgranate, or “stick hand grenade” — became one of the war’s most recognizable infantry weapons. Its long […]