13-007-979
NAME – HG 79
NAME (NATIVE) – ARGES Hand Grenade 79
COMMON NAMES – HG 79
TYPE – Fragmentation hand grenade
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Austria
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1979
LENGTH – 9.6 cm (3.78 in)
WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 5.7 cm (2.24 in)
WEIGHT – 0.365 kg (13 oz)
EFFECT – Blast and fragmentation, 4,400 2.0 to 2.3 mm (0.078 to 0.091 in) steel balls
BURST RADIUS – 20 m (22 yards)
FUSE TYPE – Pull ring/safety lever
FUSE INITIATION – Release of safety lever
FUSE DELAY – 4 seconds
FILLER – PETN
FILLER WEIGHT – 0.040 kg (1.4 oz)
FILLER EQUIVALENT TO TNT (R.E.) – 1.66
AVERAGE RANGE – 44 m (48 yards)
COLOR CODE – Olive drab plastic casing with raised ridges
MARKINGS – ARGES on one side of body, HG 79 on opposite side, both in raised letters
MANUFACTURER – ARGES m.b.H. Schwanenstadt/Rüstorf, Austria
STATUS – Production completed
SERVICE – Austrian military, international military sales
