13–016-978

NAME – RGO-78

TYPE – Controlled fragmentation hand grenade

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Bulgaria

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1978

LENGTH – 9.5 cm (3.74 in)

WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 6.1 cm (2.40 in)

WEIGHT – 0.445 kg (15.7 oz)

EFFECT – Blast and fragmentation with @ 850 4mm (0.157 in) steel balls embedded in plastic liner

BURST RADIUS – 25 m (27 yards)

FUSE TYPE – DVM-78 pull ring/safety lever

FUSE INITIATION – Safety lever release

FUSE DELAY – 3.2 to 4.2 seconds

FILLER – TNT

FILLER WEIGHT – 0.138 kg (3.1 oz)

AVERAGE RANGE – 30 to 45 m (33 to 49 yards)

COLOR CODE – Olive drab body, white plastic fuze body, black markings on grenade body

MARKINGS – (Upper line) RGO-78, (Lower line) 22 in concentric circles (Arsenal Marking)-#-## [Lot Number}

MANUFACTURER – State Arsenal

STATUS – Production

SERVICE – Bulgarian military, international sales