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]

Vasić M12
TypeHand grenade
Place of originKingdom of Serbia
Service history
In service1912-1945
Used byKingdom of Serbia
Kingdom of Montenegro
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
WarsFirst Balkan War
Second Balkan War
World War I
World War II
Production history
Designed1912
Specifications
Fillingblack powder or Amatol
Filling weight100–150 g
Detonation
mechanism
5 second delay[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Srpske ručne defanzivne bombe sistem VTZ - Vasić M1904 i 1912". 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ Butcher 2015, p. 269.
  3. ^ "'Der Bombenwerfer Cabrinovic' postcard". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2023-12-26.