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13-007-978

NAME – HG-78

TYPE – Fragmentation hand grenade

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Austria

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1978

LENGTH – 11.5 cm (4.53 in)

WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 6 cm (2.36 in)

WEIGHT – 0.52 kg (18 oz)

EFFECT – Blast and 5,500 2.0 to 2.3 mm (0.008 to 0.010 in) steel ball fragmentation

BURST RADIUS – 20 m (22 yards)

FUSE TYPE – Pull ring/safety lever

FUSE INITIATION – Release of safety lever

FUSE DELAY – 3.5 to 5.5 seconds

FILLER – Plasticised PETN

FILLER WEIGHT – 0.07 kg (2.47 oz)

FILLER EQUIVALENT TO TNT (R.E.) – 1.66

AVERAGE RANGE – 35 m (38 yards)

COLOR CODE – Olive drab plastic body

MARKINGS – Raised “ARGES” and “HdGr 78” lettering on body

MANUFACTURER – ARGES

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – Austrian military

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