Model 17 grenade

Model 17 Eierhandgranate
(M17 egg hand grenade)
Model 17 Eierhandgranate; (M17 egg hand grenade)
	Gun powder, aluminium and barium nitrate mixture
Filling weight	32g
Detonation; mechanism	Friction, 5 seconds

The Model 17 Eierhandgranate (German for "egg hand grenade") is a small defensive and offensive

hand grenade which was used by Germany during World War I. The average soldier could throw it 40 meters or farther. It was more portable than the heavier Kugelhandgranate and less awkward to handle than the stick grenade

. The body of the grenade was initially smooth and thus difficult to hold so the design was modified with the addition of a raised band to provide better grip.

A similar grenade called the Model 39 grenade was later introduced by Germany and used in World War II.

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Sidearms	Luger pistol Langenhan pistol Mauser C96 Mauser Model 1914 Dreyse M1907 Beholla pistol M1879 Reichsrevolver
Rifles	Gewehr 98 Gewehr 1888 Mauser Modell 1907 Mondragón rifle Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr
Submachine guns	MP 18
Machine guns	MG 08 MG 08/15 MG 15nA Madsen
Grenades	Stielhandgranate Kugelhandgranate Model 17 grenade
Flamethrowers	Kleinflammenwerfer Grossflammenwerfer Flammenwerfer M.16. Wechselapparat
Cartridges	9mm Parabellum 7.63×25mm Mauser .32 ACP 10.6×25mmR 7.92x57mm Mauser 13.2mm TuF