Opinion : FAKE or GOOD M24 Stick grenade ?

[edoudou68]

Hi everyone,

what do you think about this M24 Stick grenade ?

The Waffen amt marked before painting no ?

the 2 R are in the same direction, but all seems ok, so ?

Thanks all !!!

Edouard

[reidmuller]

A very nice origioanl you can see where the film has been pereced to get the explosives out and allthoug the RR is used on a well known fake it is good
the stick also looks fine but the "white" metal in the screw cap looks suspect to me

[edoudou68]

Thanks Reidmuller,

any other comments ? Fake or 100% original

Does the WaA seem good ?

[whsammler]

It would be nice if I could see it in natural light, I would like to say it is good but the pictures are abit fuzzy and dark.

Can you get some brighter pictures?? Like out side in the sun???

[edoudou68]

I'm really sorry but I don't have other photographs...
I cleared up them, does that help you ?
Thanks for all !

[CCN]

It does appear to be an original, but the Richard Rinker double "R" code is very suspicious. I think that it is a genuine "tampered with" speciman.

[Bill Grist]

100%

That Stick Grenade M24 is 100% good...BILL

[CCN]

O.k. Bill, you just taught me something new! The non-reversed double "R" variation was utilized - very interesting. Do you know what the Do 6/40 (printed on the side) refers to?

[Carl Ellingstad]

A perfectly matching grenade in very good original condition. Not tempered with in anyway exept from the removal of the explosives.
Do 6/40 means: Do (type of explosive powder mix) and produced June 1940.
If you dont feel comfortable with I would be more than happy to buy it

[CCN]

Thanks Carl

[Glenn Barbaritz]

looks like you have enough good opinions here. I know I would feel comfortable with it in my collection. I used to be very weary of the RR's shown here but I have seen definite good examples such as this so Im sold. Glenn

[Glenn Barbaritz]

can you please confirm that the end cap is black in color? I just saw my first example of a black end cap. here it is on Peters site.

http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Heer/photos/H55955.htm
and then for your next grenade you will want to purchase this puppy and tuck it in your back pocket when you head out to the front. Glenn

http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Heer/photos/H69455.html

[CCN]

Is there a good reference on these and other German arms/munitions that lists the different makers codes and explosive charge codes etc?