By 1915, German industry was preparing for a long war and resources were already becoming stretched, making it beneficial from both an economic and manufacturing point of view to design a replacement for the Kugelhandgranate Mod. 1913. The Kugelhandgranate Mod. 1915 (which was considerably easier to produce) was thus introduced and used from 1915 onward.
Descriptionedit
The body of the grenade was cast iron 8 mm (0.31 in) thick, spherical shaped and externally segmented designed to produce between 70 and 80 fragments. A bronze-like stick (which was the igniter) was introduced to the spherical body. The filling was a mixture of black powder, barium nitrate, and potassium perchlorate, and did not require a detonator. The friction igniter consisted of a bronze body with a central chamber filled with black powder and supplied with a 5 or 7 second delay, the powder train was topped with a priming wire made of brass with a loop at one end and serrated on the other. The serrated portion was coated with a mixture of ground glass, manganese dioxide, and potassium chlorate.
Method of useedit
To be used, the friction wire had to be pulled from the igniter, starting the delay train at the last possible moment. To do this, a piece of leather was attached to the igniter with a snap hook; pulling this removed the wire so the grenade could be thrown. A man with average strength could throw this grenade about 15 m (49 ft).
kugelhandgranate, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2009, learn, whe. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Kugelhandgranate ball hand grenade is a model of hand thrown fragmentation grenade manufactured in Germany also known as Mod 1913 KugelhandgranateTypeFragmentation hand grenadePlace of originGerman EmpireService historyWarsWorld War ISpecificationsMass1 kg 2 2 lb Diameter80 mm 3 1 in Effective firing range20 m 66 ft FillingMixture of black powder barium nitrate and potassium perchlorateFilling weight45 g 1 6 oz DetonationmechanismFriction wire amp delayed fuse Contents 1 M1915 Kugelhandgranate NA 2 Description 3 Method of use 4 See also 5 ReferencesM1915 Kugelhandgranate NA editBy 1915 German industry was preparing for a long war and resources were already becoming stretched making it beneficial from both an economic and manufacturing point of view to design a replacement for the Kugelhandgranate Mod 1913 The Kugelhandgranate Mod 1915 which was considerably easier to produce was thus introduced and used from 1915 onward Description editThe body of the grenade was cast iron 8 mm 0 31 in thick spherical shaped and externally segmented designed to produce between 70 and 80 fragments A bronze like stick which was the igniter was introduced to the spherical body The filling was a mixture of black powder barium nitrate and potassium perchlorate and did not require a detonator The friction igniter consisted of a bronze body with a central chamber filled with black powder and supplied with a 5 or 7 second delay the powder train was topped with a priming wire made of brass with a loop at one end and serrated on the other The serrated portion was coated with a mixture of ground glass manganese dioxide and potassium chlorate Method of use editTo be used the friction wire had to be pulled from the igniter starting the delay train at the last possible moment To do this a piece of leather was attached to the igniter with a snap hook pulling this removed the wire so the grenade could be thrown A man with average strength could throw this grenade about 15 m 49 ft See also editMills bomb F1 grenade France References editKugelhandgranate at ORDATA http www inert ord net gerimp kugels Images and description of Kugelhandgranate 1913 and other grenades nbsp This German military article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kugelhandgranate amp oldid 1204049109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
