13–023-934
NAME – Type 23 Fragmentation Hand Grenade
COMMON NAMES – Grenade, Hand, Pull type, Type 2-3
TYPE – High explosive fragmentation grenade
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – China, adopted by Japan during WWII
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1934
LENGTH – 9.5 cm (3.75 in) with cap, 7.9 cm (3.1 in) without cap
WIDTH (DIAMETER) – 5.1 cm (2 in)
WEIGHT – 0.58 kg (1 lb 4.5 oz) with cap, 0.44 kg (15.6 oz) without cap
EFFECT – Blast and fragmentation
BURST RADIUS – 10 m (11 yards)
FUSE TYPE – Pull string friction igniter
FUSE INITIATION – Light pull on ignition string – 1.13 to 2.27 kg (2.5 to 5 lbs)
FUSE DELAY – 5 to 6 seconds
FILLER – TNT
FILLER WEIGHT – 39.5 g (1.4 oz)
RANGE – 32 m (35 yards)
COLOR CODE – Black painted body, silver (lead) cap
MARKINGS – Embossed lettering and numbers on top of lead cap
MANUFACTURER – State arsenals
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – Chinese military, Imperial Japanese military (captured stocks)
