13-016-009

NAME – GHD-1

NAME (NATIVE) – Grenade, Hand, Defensive – 1

TYPE – Fragmentation hand grenade

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Bulgaria

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 2009

LENGTH – 9.5 cm (3.74 in)

WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 5.6 cm (2.20 in)

WEIGHT – 0.480 kg (16.9 oz)

EFFECT – Blast and fragmentation, approximately 780 cylindrical fragments

BURST RADIUS – 18 m (19.7 yards)

FUSE TYPE – AF-11 or 13, FD-1 or 2, Locking pull ring/safety lever

FUSE INITIATION – Release of safety lever

FUSE DELAY – 3.2 to 4.2 seconds

FILLER – RDX as A-IX-1

FILLER WEIGHT – 0.075 kg (2.65 oz)

FILLER EQUIVALENT TO TNT (R.E.) – 1.60

AVERAGE RANGE – 40 m (44 yards)

COLOR CODE – Olive drab smooth plastic body, grooves on base for night identification, markings in black ink

MARKINGS – Company symbol – number  “10” inside of two broken concentric circles, at side of markings, 1st line – GHD-1, 2nd line – Lot number, 3rd line – A-IX-I

MANUFACTURER – Arsenal JSCo., Kazaniak, Bulgaria

STATUS – Production

SERVICE – International military sales