13-007-979
NAME – OFF HG 79
NAME (NATIVE) – ARGES Offensive Hand Grenade 79
COMMON NAMES – HG 79
TYPE – Blast-type 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 – 0.160 kg (5.6 oz)
EFFECT – Blast
BURST RADIUS – 5 m (5.5 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 – 55 m (60 yards)
COLOR CODE – Olive drab plastic casing with lightly textured (lemon peel) surface
MARKINGS – ARGES on one side of body, Hgr 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
