13-007-977
NAME – Spl HGr 77
NAME (NATIVE) – ARGES Fragmentation Hand Grenade 77
COMMON NAMES – HG 77
TYPE – Fragmentation hand grenade
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Austria
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1977
LENGTH – 9.6 cm (3.78 in)
WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 6.5 cm 2.56 in)
WEIGHT – 0.480 kg (1 lb 1 oz)
EFFECT – Blast and fragmentation, 5,500 2.0 to 2.3 mm (0.078 to 0.091 in) steel balls
BURST RADIUS – 10 m (11 yards)
FUSE TYPE – Pull ring/safety lever
FUSE INITIATION – Release of safety lever
FUSE DELAY – 4 seconds
FILLER – PETN
FILLER WEIGHT – 0.070 kg (2.75 oz)
FILLER EQUIVALENT TO TNT (R.E.) – 1.66
AVERAGE RANGE – 40 m (44 yards)
COLOR CODE – Olive drab plastic casing
MARKINGS – ARGES on one side of body, Spl Hgr 77 on opposite side, both in raised letters
MANUFACTURER – ARGES m.b.H. Schwanenstadt/Rüstorf, Austria
STATUS – Production completed
SERVICE – Austrian military, international military sales
