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| Vasić M12 | |
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| Type | Hand grenade |
| Place of origin | Kingdom of Serbia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1912-1945 |
| Used by |
Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Wars |
First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1912 |
| Specifications | |
| Filling | black powder or Amatol |
| Filling weight | 100–150 g |
Detonation mechanism | 5 second delay [1] |
The Vasić M-12 Grenade is a hand grenade that was designed in Serbia in 1912. It was adopted by Serbia and Montenegro in 1912. It also was in service with the Royal Yugoslav Army during World War II. In 1914, Nedeljko Cabrinovic, a member of the black hand, [2] used an M12 Vasic grenade at the car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie were being driven through Sarajevo in 1914. The assassination attempt was unsuccessful as the delay on the bomb fuse was such that Ferdinand's car had passed by the danger before the device exploded. [3]
References
- ^ "Srpske ručne defanzivne bombe sistem VTZ - Vasić M1904 i 1912". 6 March 2020.
- ^ Butcher 2015, p. 269.
- ^ "'Der Bombenwerfer Cabrinovic' postcard". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2023-12-26.