German Shave stick grenade

[596th aec]

I'm looking for some photo's of the german Shave stick grenade.

Thanks

Matt.

 

[millsbomber]

http://www.millsgrenades.co.uk/images/german bombs/sd 1.5.JPG ,,, My example has a small thread cut into the bottom to take the ring eye and waffie stamped,,,,,,,,,, Dave

 

[sudelmuk]

I'm always confused about the term 'shaving stick' (literally a piece of shaving soap?).

The item shown by Dave is a SD-0,5kg; a dobiuos early submunition, with it's M10x1-thread later possibly converted to a so called 'makeshift-' or 'paratrooper-grenade' (rather doubtful nomenclature).

There is another version mentioned in Allied sources, showing a completely different piece:

??? :hmmmm2:

 

[596th aec]

I was thinking about making one.

Thanks!

 

[Sir Roger]

This one has always confused me. The "compressed pellets" in the fuze train bear no resemblance to anything I've ever seen before. Is the main charge a low explosive of some sort?

 

[sudelmuk]

This might a bit illuminate the darkness:

http://lexpev.nl/grenades/europe/germany/shavingstickgrenade.html

plus a pic, found in the net.

 

[pzgr40/42]

This somewhat resembles the drawing:



Pic from "detektorweb" forum.

regards,

Menno.

 

[Francesco_Dif]

No, pzgr40/43 your is a DA60 smoke grenade from Cecoslovakia. I think the the truth is on Lex pages, it was a mistake of the Allies, the grenade has been confused with that of the paratroopers and believed to be HE. It is actually a smoke grenade or similar; evidence the fuze without detonator, but with "compressed pellets" to burn the smoke mixture. The colour yellow indicate the smokes colour as the white one in the picture attached.

 

[whsammler]

Like Francesco said.....here is mine.....http://wehrmachtinternetmuseum.tumb...ndungsRauchzeichen-red-chemical-grenade-smoke