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Yugoslav pre WW2 M35 and M38 defensive grenades

pzgr40

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Can anybody help me on a good cutaway drawing of the Yugoslav M35 and M38 defensive grenades? Epecially concerning the fuzing system. Thanks in advance,
Regards, DJH
 
Can anybody help me on a good cutaway drawing of the Yugoslav M35 and M38 defensive grenades? Epecially concerning the fuzing system. Thanks in advance,
Regards, DJH

https://oruzjeonline.com/2022/05/04/rucne-bombe-jugoslavije-od-vasicke-do-kasikare/

Yugoslav pre-ww2 grenades.jpg


For more info, the best is to ask in this thread:
https://www.mycity-military.com/Pesadijsko-naoruzanje-municija-i-oprema/Rucne-bombe-2.html
(you can write in English)
What is already in this thread;
drawing of the M38 offensive grenade
https://www.mycity-military.com/slika.php?slika=133436_117894112_Image0004.jpg

link to photographs of the M35 and M38 frag and blast grenades
http://www.inert-ord.net/yugos/yugww2/yugo2a.html
http://www.inert-ord.net/yugos/yugww2/yugo2b.html
 
Maybe a stupid question, but what was the filler ? I assume flaked or cast TNT, but is gunpowder/black powder also a possibillity? I cannot find any info about that.
Thanks in advance, regards, DJH
 
Going by a Serbian book I have on grenades...

The ATZ M12/25 (Артилериски Технички Завод Модел 1912/1925) fuze, which has a 5-6 second delay, has a detonative (mercury fulminate) output.

M17 (M17/25) is stated to have either a 30 g of black gunpowder/aluminium charge, or 30-40 g of TNT (тротил) charge.

It shows an M15 with an ATZ M12/25 fuze, which has a 60 g TNT charge. The M15 shown doesn't match the M15/25F shown above.

I don't have data (in the files I've looked at) for the M15/25F, other model grenades, and other model fuzes.
 
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