History of Hand Grenades from a Weapon Science Perspective Example of Polish Hand Grenade Constructions 1919–1944 Cover Image

Historia granatów ręcznych z perspektywy bronioznawczej. Przykład polskich konstrukcji granatów ręcznych 1919–1944
History of Hand Grenades from a Weapon Science Perspective Example of Polish Hand Grenade Constructions 1919–1944

Author(s): Piotr Brzezinka
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Military history, Middle Ages
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: grenades; Poland; hand grenade constructions; 20th century

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the history of creation and development of hand grenades as infantry weapons. The most interesting designs of Polish grenades from the interwar period and the German occupation are described. Both prototype designs from the time of occupation, which were the basis for mass production and on a nearly industrial scale, as well as self-made designs that did not meet the conditions for mass production and whose features, due to a very small number of surviving copies, are poorly known, are described.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 447-466
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish