Stielhandgranate
Hand grenade
Summary
Stielhandgranate is a series of World War I and World War II–era German hand grenade designs, also known as the Potato masher, Doorknocker, or Jam-pot and stick grenade, The first models were introduced by the Imperial German Army during World War I and the final design was introduced during World War II by the German Wehrmacht.
Originally created by TwoOneTwo
2/3/2004, 5:06:25 PM
Modified
6/9/2026, 1:40:01 AM
Recent revisions
Replace use of NG
/* Design */ Replaced comma with conjunction, added apostrophe to plural possessive suffix, expanded contraction, separated sentences
Adjusted the word lethal at the end of the Design Section for readability.
Changed a spelling mistake in the name of one of the versions of the grenade.
fixed grammar issue
/* Design */ **Morale in place of Moral -- the grenades affect enemy morale not their morals.
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Removing notice of move discussion
/* German service */ less redundant wording
/* German service */ Clarify
/* Variants */ Fix page number
/* Users */ Add citation
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Well, I think that pretty much covers the heavy lifting, removing tag
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