Offensive grenade wz. 24

A wz.24 grenade on exhibition in the Museum of Coastal Defence

The Granat zaczepny wz.24 (Polish for Offensive grenade, Mark 1924) was a concussion grenade used by the Polish Army before and during World War II. The oval egg-shaped shell casing was made of thin sheet metal filled with picric acid or TNT. Initially used with a variety of fuses, since early 1930s the grenade was used with the standard Zapalnik wz. Gr. 31 time fuse designed for the Defensive grenade wz.33. The grenade armed with the wz. Gr. 31 fuse is sometimes referred to as wz. 24/31 to distinguish it from the original wz.24 grenade armed with different fuses.

Polish infantry and cavalry weapons during the Invasion of Poland

Side arms and rifles	Nagant wz.30 revolver Nagant wz.32 Vis pistol Kb wz.98 Mauser rifle Kb wz.98a rifle Kbk wz.91/98/23 Kbk wz.29 carbine

Machine guns and other larger weapons	ckm wz.25 Hotchkiss machine gun ckm wz.30 machine gun Browning wz.1928 light machine gun Kb ppanc wz.35 anti-tank rifle Granatnik wz. 36 grenade launcher Stokes mortar

Grenades	wz.1933 (fragmentation) wz.1924 (concussion)

Prototype and test weapons	Mors submachine gun Kbsp wz.38M semi-automatic rifle Karabinek KP-32 Karabin maszynowy Typ C Pistolet maszynowy dywersyjny

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