German "Potato Masher" WWII Stick Grenade

German "Potato Masher" WWII Stick Grenade | How it Works

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Жыл бұрын

In this video, we'll learn a little about one of the most-iconic weapons of the 20th Century: the
Stielhandgranate 24, more commonly known as the "Potato Masher" German Stick Grenade.
The Stielhandgranate 24 & it's was used by German Infantrymen on every front on which they fought, and it's striking silhouette has become synonymous with the Wehrmacht & the Second World War in general.
Today we'll learn about the history & operation of the Stielhandgranate 24 by examining this beautiful replica from At The Front.

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@decoeric Жыл бұрын

Super cool, thanks for doing this one!

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed 👍

@kylegriffiths5204 Жыл бұрын

Learnt many new things in this video thanks

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Very glad to hear it - thanks for watching! 👍

@paulsawyer2326 Жыл бұрын

Very cool video and interesting content!

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! 👍

@Ryker06 Жыл бұрын

Well done!

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍

@ronm6359 Жыл бұрын

So cool. I’m going to buy one!

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

It's pretty awesome!

@epicforger12345 Жыл бұрын

The way the guy is just so casual about throwing the grenade

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

Amazing, right? 😅

@eclipsehorse8693 Жыл бұрын

almost as if he were an ex soldier and had thrown quite a few of them on his career... he seemed to have known all about priming it, and how far to toss it.

@michaeldean1289 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha if you M24 had the fragmentation band around it, things may have been a little bit different 😂 Great presentation again Hank 😊

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!! 😁

@davidm6256 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@verjiniahary Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!!

@roberth5767 Жыл бұрын

There was an attempt to make a fragmentation version of the potato masher. I found one while metal detecting in Luxembourg. There were squares scored into the "can" of the body. Each square was about 1/2". They were 6 rows tall and I didn't count how many around the circumference. If you tell me where to place a photo, I will. I love your videos!

@grumble9160 Жыл бұрын

Hey Robert that was actually a sleeve that slipped over the regular grenade. I was at a museum in Europe and saw a crate of them next to a box of Deactivated Stick grenades. It gave the Infantryman options he might not have normally without having to use 2 different types of Grenades

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! No kidding - what a find! I'd love to see a picture - you can reach me at Hank@SpruesNBrews.com 👍

@esaupictures 2 ай бұрын

Donde compro una replica

@K40Toby Жыл бұрын

Captain Price where did you get WWII german grenade

@Satori-Automotive 3 ай бұрын

0:08 imagine listening to what he says

@FB2ABG Жыл бұрын

you have so many replicas

@SpruesNBrews Жыл бұрын

Just a few 😉

@Mk1SpitfireGuy Жыл бұрын

Live M3 Greaseguns are terribly expensive, and having a live 'masher lying about would be just, well, hazardous to one's health.

@kristofevarsson6903 Жыл бұрын

That was a mild toss. Even though it's not a frag, dude tossed it into a bush which makes its own shrap. I'd have fuckin SENT it if I was doing that demonstration.

@DavidPetrovich108 6 ай бұрын

YEP! You butchered the pronunciation, but, a good effort and a GREAT video as usual!

@ClickClack_Bam Жыл бұрын

The stick grenade, because of the stick, could be thrown significantly farther than a regular pineapple grenade etc.

@Niinsa62 7 ай бұрын

Yes, that comment about British testing showing that you could throw them the same distance surprised me. I thought the stick handle was there to make it easier to throw further than a grenade without it.