Ceramic F1 experimental grenade

[Freaky]

My newest arrival is this Russian experimental ceramic F1 grenade.
These were prototypes that never entered full production or service and were tested in the field in Kurland in 1944/45. These were ruled ineffective as they did not cause a large enough explosion or damage and were never fully implemented. This example has been blown but did not fully shatter.
All those experimental ceramic I have seen have got the fuze blown off.
If any one has more information about these nades I appreciate.

Cheers
Freaky

 

[Freaky]

Any one know witch fuze it was on those nades?

 

[APFSDST]

Freaky, I know that simply UZRG.

 

[APFSDST]

http://www.members.shaw.ca/dwlynn/russian/f1ceramic.jpg

 

[APFSDST]

Found some of this model in Hungary.

 

[jhonni \]

I think used all types of russian time delay fuses - UZRG and Koveshnikov.
Koveshnikov as very mass fuse from 1926 year....UZRG from 1942 year...

Eugene.

 

[Freaky]

Thank you Jhonni and APFSDST

Cheers

 

[jhonni \]

We have a few version's about ceramic grenades now:
1. These grenades used as a practice.
2. These grenades used as a training grenades.
3. These grenades were manufacture in blockade Leningrad (As metal was in deficiency did cases of porcelain.)..
and last version - These grenades were experimental..

Unfortunately we are havn't an official info about these grenades now....

Best regards!

Eugene.

 

[poiskovik]

Hi Jhoni
Nice to see you BOCN too. I thik 3 version isn't correct.
A lot of these grenades I saw in Latvia and there was Russian army storages before 1941 and after 1945 too.
Alex

 

[jhonni \]

Ok.
Very glad to see you too...