DM51 hand grenade


The DM51 is a hand grenade produced by West Germany.

Design

The DM51 uses the DM82 fuse that is also used by the American M26 and M67.
The grenade thrower may use the DM51 offensively and defensively, which has an effective range of 10 m.

Variant

DM58

The DM58 is the practice version of the DM51. Painted blue. Reusable.

DM51A1

DM51 with improved DM82A1B1 fuse.

DM51A2

Minor changes compared to the A1 variant.

DM51A3

Modification with improved precursor charge. Introduced in 2006.

Adoption

The DM51 was adopted in 1975 to replace the DM41, West German M26 copy.
The Bundeswehr ordered 100,000 DM51A3 grenades in September 2024.
Later, a framework agreement approved was in December 2024 for the order of DM51 grenades with DM82 fuses.
It was followed by a firm order of 557,400 grenades ordered in March 2025.

Users