Polish RG 42 Grenade with UZRGM fuze
INFO ONLY. NOT FOR SALE. P79-16
FINE , original grenade with 354 stamped lever for Polish manufacture BUT has had the base half cut round for deactivation
RG-42 was a fragmentation Hand grenade
A hand grenade is an anti-personnel weapon that explodes a short time after release. The word "grenade" is derived from the French word for pomegranate, as shrapnel reminded soldiers of the seeds....
originally introduced during World War II It contained about 200 grams of explosive charge (TNTTrinitrotoluene
Trinitrotoluene , or more specifically, 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H23CH3....
) in a cylindrical can. The grenade could be thrown about 35-40 meters and has an effective blast radius of around 10 meters. The total weight of the grenade with the fuse was about 500 grams. It used the 3.2 to 4 second UZRGM fuse, also used in the RGD-5RGD-5
.
