{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-98k-rifle-schiessbecher-anti-tank-grenade-inert","title":"Original German WWII 98k Rifle Schießbecher Anti-Tank Grenade - Inert","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an inert BATF compliant German WW2 30mm Anti-Tank rifle grenade round offered in very good condition. Known in German as the \u003cem\u003eGroße Gewehrpanzergranate\u003c\/em\u003e, (a.k.a the Model 40) HEAT rifle grenade developed by the German Wehrmacht. It has a 45-39mm tapered shape charge warhead and was the preferred Anti-Tank rifle grenade. It could penetrate 70mm of armor (regardless of range, as it was a shaped charge). It has a sheet metal warhead body with a mounted nose cap. The base fuze is inside a Bakelite shaft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base fuse unscrews and is in the safe (before firing) condition. As with the AZ5071 PD fuze, the safety device is a coiled flat spring nested in a releasing socket. This safety provides a secure block between the needle and detonator. The releasing socket is held in place by a stout helical spring. When fired, inertia pushes the releasing socket down against the helical spring and locks in a compressed condition. The coiled safety is freed and expands to the inside wall of the shaft clearing a path for the entire striker assembly to move forward on impact initiating the detonator. There is no creep spring, so unexploded ordnance was in a delicate condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grenade would be used with a propellant cartridge and \u003cem\u003eSchießbecher\u003c\/em\u003e (shooting cup) grenade launcher to direct the projectile. Unlike many grenade launchers, the German launcher had a short rifled barrel with a caliber of 30 mm, which engaged the rifling ridges on the bottom of the bakelite grenade housing. The spin was thought to result in a more regular trajectory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is offered in very good condition, though the head has been repainted. The bakelite is intact, and a lovely color, with intact rifling grooves. Ready to display!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19265080098885,"sku":"ON7763","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ON7763__01.jpg?v=1597987908","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-98k-rifle-schiessbecher-anti-tank-grenade-inert","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}