The attatched pictures show a practice version of the Dutch no1 Grenade i had given this weekend.
The following is from Lex,s website describing the HE version
"The egg grenade was made of cast iron.
It had a brass pull-friction fuze that was placed in the body, secured by a small screw.
The detonator had to be inserted by the user, carefully unscrewing the base plug making sure no explosives would fall out. Base screws were made of zinc, steel or bakelite.
Unscrewing the safety cap revealed the pull wire attached to a lead pull-button.
Early types had a black body, the newer model (from 1937 on) was painted green.
Bodies that carry a black painted band have a reduced filling.
Weight 600gram including 65gram Trotyl.
In 1940 the German army took over the remaining stocks of egg-grenades renaming them "handgranate 312 (h)."
and i believe this also from lex describes the practice version
"exactly the same body as the No1, but there was no HE-filling. The body was filled with a mixture of sand and saw dust, and had a yellow band painted over the side. A detonator had to be placed, and when thrown, the body would fall apart in only 2 or 3 big pieces. This way the grenade could be used on small "unsafe" training grounds."
The following is from Lex,s website describing the HE version
"The egg grenade was made of cast iron.
It had a brass pull-friction fuze that was placed in the body, secured by a small screw.
The detonator had to be inserted by the user, carefully unscrewing the base plug making sure no explosives would fall out. Base screws were made of zinc, steel or bakelite.
Unscrewing the safety cap revealed the pull wire attached to a lead pull-button.
Early types had a black body, the newer model (from 1937 on) was painted green.
Bodies that carry a black painted band have a reduced filling.
Weight 600gram including 65gram Trotyl.
In 1940 the German army took over the remaining stocks of egg-grenades renaming them "handgranate 312 (h)."
and i believe this also from lex describes the practice version
"exactly the same body as the No1, but there was no HE-filling. The body was filled with a mixture of sand and saw dust, and had a yellow band painted over the side. A detonator had to be placed, and when thrown, the body would fall apart in only 2 or 3 big pieces. This way the grenade could be used on small "unsafe" training grounds."
