13-029-954

NAME – RG-4 Hand Grenade

NAME (NATIVE) – Jedlicka Offensive Hand Grenade

COMMON NAMES – RG-4

TYPE – Blast-type hand grenade

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Czechoslovakia

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1954

LENGTH – 8.6 cm (3.39 in)

WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 9.5 cm (3.74 in)

WEIGHT – 0.343 kg (12.1 oz)

EFFECT – Blast and light fragmentation

BURST RADIUS – 15 m (16 yards)

FUSE TYPE – Integral impact fuze

FUSE INITIATION – Impact with target

FUSE DELAY – None

FILLER – TNT

FILLER WEIGHT – 0.105 kg (3.7 oz)

FILLER EQUIVALENT TO TNT (R.E.) – 1.0

AVERAGE RANGE – 30 to 40 m (33 to 44 yards)

COLOR CODE – Black body, markings in white, brass fuze strap

MARKINGS – (On top of grenade) 1st line RG-4, 2nd line Manufacturer’s number (in white on black), 3rd line – TNT, 4th line – lot number

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Czech military and client states