M-1914 Grenade

Type:

 M-1914 M-1914/30

Designation:

Ruchnaya Granata Obraztsa 1914
(Hand Grenade Model 1914)

Manufacturer:

Uncertain at Present

Year Adopted:

1914

1930

Operational Status (Obsolete):

Russia/USSR - Obsolete

Nazi Germany - Used captured grenades under new designation Handgranate 336 (r)

Physical Dimensions
     Height:
     Diameter:

 
236 mm (9.3 inches)
46 mm (1.8 inches)

Weight of Grenade
     Total:
     with Fragmentation Sleeve:

 

500 grams (17.6 ounces)

 595 g (21 ounces)

N/A

 780 g (27.5 ounces)

Explosive Charge:

Picric Acid

 320 grams TNT

Fuse Type:

Uncertain at Present

Fuse Delay:

4.3 seconds (± 0.7 sec)

Casualty Radius:
     without fragmentation sleeve:
     with fragmentation sleeve:		  
10 meters (33 feet)
25 meters (82 feet)
Thrown Range:

about 40 meters (depending on individual soldier)

 

  

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Sources Cited

(1) Barker, A.J. and John Walter. Russian Infantry Weapons of World War II. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1971. Print.