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Unknown (for me) German WW2 Grenade.

Rafail

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Got this yesterday, and i would like to identify it...

i used the pen as a method of sizing to give you an idea...

the top cover has a hole with threading.... i would think it can accept a fuze (?)
no markings whatsoever...

Thank you!


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Hello Rafail,
I believe this to be a cluster munition known as an SD0.5 or similar?

Some folks say it is a genuine munition,others have mentioned it to be a modern day story!

best

waffy
 
It's a German WW2 1/2Kg aerial bomblet cluster munition . They were , apparently , also used as improvised grenades , mines & booby traps towards the end of the war . Some of them have Waffen stamps on the base . Hope this helps.
 
Thank you!!

Does anyone have a similar example as mine? i am searching over the net and the closest come up is with the SD2 Butterfly...
should i just screw a ZZ om top ? :)
 
Rafail . They are not a rare item . When used as a grenade they had the BZE igniter . If used as mines or booby traps any of the normal German igniters like the ZZ42 will fit . Please post a picture when you have it restored .
 
Well, every fuse with M10x1 thread will fit on a SD 0.5 (even a J-Feder :tinysmile_twink_t2:), but only few might have been halfway reasonable.
It was weak loaded with about 50gr. (half of a Bohrpatrone 28) and ist often falsely called 'paratrooper hand grenade'.

I've already seen them as auxiliary ap-mine in connection with an igniter plate of Glasmine 43 and Hebelzuender SM 4 on top, or as shown below, fitted with a DZ 35 B.

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Interesting combination this one:

B-4 & SD 0,5.jpg fixed with a mount of Alarmleuchtzeichen. Looks quite nice, but makes little sense.
Presumably in this particular case it's more a counterweight for the B-4 than a booby trap, just to keep the whole display in a safe stand.

Found these pics, also less reasonable, the latter with a ZDSCHNANZ 29 being simply nonsense.

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