ww1 - ww2 Era Russian Dyakonov Rifle Grenade

[Gildwiller1918]

Another new item, this is a Russian Dyakonov rifle grenade. This grenade and Laucher were developed in March of 1916, the subsequent trails went very well and the impressed General Brusilov immediately requested 40,000 launchers and over 6,000,000 grenades to be fabricated in December of 1916.  From what I have been able to gather on this grenade and system was that while production was ramping up, the revolution broke out and production was halted, so it's unclear if these got to see any use. The launcher was kept in inventory updated and modified in the 1920's and was in use up till early WW2 when it was replaced with a more modern system. 

The grenade was cylindrical with a pointed nose, and there were 2 versions, a smooth body and a segmented body. The grey painted nose indicated a TNT filling. The grenade is 115mm long, and weighs 350g. 

Last 2 images show the rifle with the grenade launcher and bi-pod (source, internet). 

 

 

 

 

[Gildwiller1918]

Found this image on the internet, showing how the rifle grenade system worked for the Dyakonov.