GHD-2

13-016-017

NAME – GHD-2

NAME (NATIVE) – Grenade, Hand, Defensive – 2

TYPE – Fragmentation hand grenade

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Bulgaria

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 2017

LENGTH – 9.5 cm (3.74 in)

WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 5.8 cm (2.28 in)

WEIGHT – 0.440 kg (15.5 oz)

EFFECT – Blast and fragmentation, approximately 780 cylindrical fragments

BURST RADIUS – 18 m (20 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 plastic body, raised square ribs cast into body

MARKINGS – FD-1 (on fuze body), 1st line – GHD-2, 2nd line – RDX in raised letters cast into side of body, Raised 10 inside of two concentric circles on body and safety lever, lot number (in black ink) next to arsenal symbol

MANUFACTURER – Arsenal JSCo., Kazaniak, Bulgaria

STATUS – Production

SERVICE – International military sales

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