M43 Stickgrenade. Real?

[Frans H.]

I stumbled upon this M43 stickgrenade. According to the seller everything on the stickgrenade is original. But...I have my doubts. The first thing is the splitterring around the head of the grenade. I think this is a fake. Secondly the way the head is fastened to the stick. Very suspicious.
The photos are bad..I know. I asked for better photos, but didn't get them. These photos was the best he could do. Also strange.

The seller wants 75 euros for it. Opinions on this one are welcome

Thanks,

Frans

[Frans H.]

Second photo

[Frans H.]

Third and worst photo.

[Freudendal]

Hallo Frans
The frag sleve looks like some thing from a Russian grenade.
Rasmus

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Frans, I think the frag sleeve appears to be from a Soviet RDG33. Not sure if one would fit OK, but it sure looks like one? Note the fitting on the side for the sliding catch.

I can post a pic of one of mine if you need to see one?

Cheers, Ade.

[Frans H.]

Hi Frans, I think the frag sleeve appears to be from a Soviet RDG33. Not sure if one would fit OK, but it sure looks like one? Note the fitting on the side for the sliding catch.

I can post a pic of one of mine if you need to see one?

Cheers, Ade.

Yes Ade, please do! I like to see it.

Frans

[reidmuller]

maybe russian RDG33 as Ade says but certanly isent an M43!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Here they are.

Cheers, Ade.

[Frans H.]

Thanks Ade for showing the Russian stick grenades. The fragmentation sleeve on the "M43" stick grenade looks the same as the Russian frag sleeves. I think we can conclude we have here a Russian frag sleeve on a German M43 stick grenade. Very odd

But, how about the rest of the stick grenade. The seller state the head can not be screwed from the stick. I find the construction the way the head is made to the stick very odd. Or where there different types of handles or heads? I am really confused here.

Frans

[reidmuller]

The whole grenade is wrong first off an RDG33 sleve would not fit on an m43 it looks like a fuze stuck to the top of an RDG33 also it looks like on the top it has the hole where you put the fuze in and it dosent have the raised edge in the middle
in short 100% not German WW2 and not an M43

[Frans H.]

The whole grenade is wrong first off an RDG33 sleve would not fit on an m43 it looks like a fuze stuck to the top of an RDG33 also it looks like on the top it has the hole where you put the fuze in and it dosent have the raised edge in the middle
in short 100% not German WW2 and not an M43

Thanks Reidmuller for your help. I will contact the seller that the buy is off. Thanks to everyone who made time to look at it.

Greetings,

Frans

[Glenn Barbaritz]

definitely nothing pre '45 German about that grenade. boy, you got quick results with this thread. I couldnt even add any info here! Glenn