DM51 hand grenade
| Diehl DM51 | |
|---|---|
| File:DM51 2.jpg A DM-51 hand grenade | |
| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin | West Germany |
| Service history | |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Diehl Defence |
| Designed | 1970s |
| Manufacturer | Diehl Defence |
| Produced | 1970s - present |
The DM51 (German: Deutsches Modell 51, lit. 'German Model 51') is a hand grenade produced by West Germany.
Design
[edit | edit source]The DM51 uses the DM82 fuse[1][2] that is also used by the American M26 and M67.
The grenade thrower may use the DM51 offensively and defensively,[3] which has an effective range of 10 m.[4]
Variant
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DM58
[edit | edit source]Reusable, practice hand grenade variant. Painted in blue.
DM51A2
[edit | edit source]Equipped with the improved DM82A1B1 fuse.
DM51A2
[edit | edit source]Improrved variant.
DM51A3
[edit | edit source]Improrved variant, introduced in 2006.
Adoption
[edit | edit source]The DM51 was adopted in 1975 to replace the DM41, West German M26 copy.[5]
The Bundeswehr ordered 100,000 DM51A3 grenades in September 2024.[6]
Later, a framework agreement approved was in December 2024 for the order of DM51 grenades with DM82 fuses.[7]
It was followed by a firm order of 557,400 grenades ordered in March 2025.[8]
Users
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Germany
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- 10 million grenades
- Donated by Germany in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- 10 million grenades
See also
[edit | edit source]- Arges Type HG 84
- Defensive grenade wz. 33
- F-1 grenade
- F1 grenade
- GLI-F4 grenade
- HG 85
- M26 grenade
- M67 grenade
- M75 hand grenade
- Mecar M72
- Mk 2 grenade
- RGD-5
- Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade
- SFG 87
- Spränghandgranat 07
- Stielhandgranate
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