Model 17 grenade

Model 17 Eierhandgranate (M17 egg hand grenade)
The left example is fitted with a transportation plug and the right one with an ignition fuse.
Type	Hand grenade
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1916-?
Used by	German Empire Austria-Hungary
Wars	World War I
Production history
Produced	1916-?
Specifications
Weight	318 g (0.701 lb)
Length	6 cm (2.4 in)
Diameter	4.6 cm (1.8 in)

Filling	Gun powder, aluminium and barium nitrate mixture
Filling weight	32g
Detonation mechanism	Friction, 5 seconds

The Model 17 Eierhandgranate ("Egg grenade") is a small defensive and offensive hand grenade which was used by Germany during World War I. The average soldier could throw it 40 meters or farther. It was more portable than the heavier Kugelhandgranate and less awkward to handle than the Stick grenade. The body of the grenade was initially smooth and thus difficult to hold so the design was modified with the addition of a raised band to provide better grip.

A similar grenade called the Model 39 grenade was later introduced by Germany and used in World War II.

References

Austro-Hungarian infantry weapons and equipment of World War I

Side arms

Revolvers	M1870 Gasser (limited) Gasser-Kropatschek M1876 (limited) Rast & Gasser M1898

Pistols	Roth-Steyr M1907 Steyr-Pieper M1908 Steyr-Pieper M1909 Frommer Stop Steyr M1912 Mauser C96 (purchased) Dreyse M1907 (purchased)

Rifles

Domestic	Werndl-Holub M1867 (limited) Mannlicher M1886 Mannlicher M1888 Mannlicher M1890 Carbine Mannlicher M1893 Mannlicher M1895 Mannlicher-Schönauer Gewehr 1888 Mexican Mauser M1912

Foreign	Berdan rifle (captured) Ottoman Mauser (in Ottoman Empire) Mosin-Nagant M1891 (captured) Carcano M1891 (captured) Type 30 (captured) Type 38 (captured)

Hand grenades

M15 stick grenade
M17 egg grenade
M17 stick grenade

Machine guns

Domestic	Salvator-Dormus M1893 Schwarzlose M.7 Schwarzlose M.7/12

Foreign	Perino M1908 (captured) Maxim M1910 (captured) Fiat-Revelli M1914 (captured) Villar-Perosa M1915 (captured) Madsen (purchased)

Helmets

M16 Stahlhelm
M17 Stahlhelm
Berndorf helmet

Other equipment

Hebel M1894 flare gun

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