Offensive/Defensive Hand Grenade

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NAME – Offensive/Defensive Hand Grenade

NAME (NATIVE) – Granade de Mano Bivalente [Dual Purpose Hand Grenade]

TYPE – Fragmentation/Blast Hand Grenade

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Chile

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1982

LENGTH – 12.2 cm (4.8 in)

WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 4 cm (1.57 in) – Offensive

4.7 cm (1.85 in) – Defensive

WEIGHT – 0.21 kg (7.41 oz) – Offensive

0.50 kg (17.64 oz) – Defensive

EFFECT – Blast or Blast and Fragmentation with an estimated 200 fragments. Shaped charge penetration of steel 4.5 mm (1.77 in)

BURST RADIUS – 2 m (2.2 yards) – Offensive

8 m (16.5 yards) – Defensive

FUSE TYPE – Pull ring/safety lever

FUSE INITIATION – Release of safety lever

FUSE DELAY – 4.5 to 5.5 seconds

FILLER – TNT

FILLER WEIGHT – 0.10 kg (3.53 oz)

AVERAGE RANGE – 42 m (46 yards) – Offensive

30 m (33 yards) – Defensive

COLOR CODE – Black body

MANUFACTURER – Metainor, Santiago, Chile

STATUS – Out of production but available

SERVICE – Chilean military and international sales

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