Original German WWI Inert M1915 Poppenberg Percussion Stick Hand Grenade Head & Fittings with Reproduction Wooden Handle- Stielhandgranate U.S. Field Gear The blade shows heavy wear

The blade shows heavy wear from storage with Cosmoline heavily coating the end of the blade

The Barrel knoxform is marked ŒSTERR

The rotating Star now had eight arms and the construction was massive and without any of the old school craftsmanship

This blue color proved unsatisfactory in combat conditions during the Korean War

Original German WWI Inert M1915 Poppenberg Percussion Stick Hand Grenade Head & Fittings with Reproduction Wooden Handle- Stielhandgranate U.S. Field Gear The blade shows heavy wearOriginal 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