13-011-950
NAME – M50 Offensive Grenade
COMMON NAMES – M50 Grenade
TYPE – Blast-type hand grenade
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Belgium
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1950
LENGTH – 9.7 cm (3.82 in)
WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 4.9 cm (1.93 in)
WEIGHT – 0.21 kg (7.41 oz)
EFFECT – Blast and limited fragmentation
BURST RADIUS – 3 m (3.3 yards)
FUSE TYPE – M50Bg Pull ring/safety lever fuze
FUSE INITIATION – Release of safety lever
FUSE DELAY – 4 seconds
FILLER – TNT/Potassium Nitrate mix (65% TNT, 35% KNO3)
FILLER WEIGHT – 0.050 kg (1.76 oz)
FILLER EQUIVALENT TO TNT (R.E.) – 0.90
AVERAGE RANGE – 30 to 40 m (33 to 44 yards)
COLOR CODE – Mustard-yellow body, red ring, black markings
MARKINGS – red ring at top of body, 1st line – GREN OFF, 2nd line – M.50, 3rd line – T.N.T. / S35/65, 4th line – P.R.B. 12/53
MANUFACTURER – Poudrerie Réunis Belge (PRB), Belgium
STATUS – Out of production
SERVICE – Belgian military, commercial military sales
