Home GRENADES SOVIET & BALKAN East Germany, DDR period
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I have no good knowledge about training grenades that were used after the war, in Russian-controlled Germany. It is very likely that any type of WW2 Russian trainers were used but I don't know which. F-1 practice, RG-42 practice? Remaining WW2 stocks of Stielhandgranate 24 and 43 were used, and for this there were several training versions of these stickgrenades. There is a wide range of manufacturers of this, sometimes civilian made, throwing dummy. |
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practice grenades |
The grenades explained below this text are 1970's practice devices, as used by the East-German Army (NVA, Nationale Volks Armee). In the same time-period, the Russian UPG-8 was used in practice as well. They were used to practice throwing with a simulated explosion. They have cast iron bodies and a fuze made of stainless steel. Grenades were fitted with a special cartridge that had the same caliber as the cartridges for the signal gun (26.5mm/Kal.4). These cartridges were NOT to be used in such a gun, only as a practice charge for these grenades. The central canal through the body measures 27,5mm in diameter.
Grenades were manufactured by VEB Lehrgeräte und reparaturwerk, Mittenwalde. |
F1 style |
Total length : 147mm Length w/o fuze : Diameter : 57mm Weight : 500gram
The right photo shows the replaceable charge that was used with this grenade.
Data and drawing thanks to Peter. Photos © W. Jordan. |
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RGD-5 style |
Total length : 120mm Length w/o fuze : Diameter : 55mm Weight : 500gram
Data and drawing thanks to Peter. Photo © Franz451. |
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RG-42 style |
Total length : Length w/o fuze : Diameter : Weight :
Photo © Franz451. |
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