Unknow Type Grenade

[WolfEyes]

Does anyone know the identity of this grenade? Thanks in advance.

 

[Slick]

Maybe Swiss. HG-ish. Maybe a copy thereof.

Where was this found?

 

[batonroundcollector]

quite similar to Chinese Type 86p??

 

[Slick]

I think you're spot on with the Chinese Type 86p.

 

[Bonnex]

Very ARGES like. Try ARGES SplHG 85.

 

[sgdbdr]

Looks like an austrian HG79

 

[orpheus72]

Looks like an austrian HG79

I totaly agree. Austrian HG 79. See http://www.lexpev.nl/grenades/europe/austria/hg79.html

 

[Slick]

Chinese 86p : http://lexpev.nl/grenades/middleeastasia/china/m86pdefensive.html
Austrian HG 79 : http://lexpev.nl/grenades/europe/austria/hg79.html

I'm changing my previous agreement with batonroundcollector's 86p and now agreeing with sgdbdr's HG 79.
Because of the spoon.

And thanks again to lexpev.

Update - and with Geert agreeing, I'm for sure going with the HG79

 

[Eodtek]

Is it time to point out that the Iranians have a copy of the HG 79?

 

[sgtlynn]

You mean this one?

 

[sgdbdr]

Hi,

I think the iranian body is closer to the body of the german MDN21.
Look at the thread for the fuze : inside the fuze well for the iranian, outside for the HG79 http://lexpev.nl/grenades/europe/austria/hg79.html
Anyway, this is the other side of this iranian (and the MDN21 to compare, thanks to LEXPEV again !) :



Does somebody read arabic (or maybe farsi ?) and can tell us what is written on both sides of the iranian grenade ?

Regards,

S.

 

[WolfEyes]

Tthanks çocuklar, I guess that Arges Hgr79 or china 86P copy. but for me the important identity.

 

[Francesco_Dif]

Where did you find it?

 

[WolfEyes]

It found in Syria

 

[Francesco_Dif]

The grenade it is not a 86P;the spoon lever is different and, normally, it is marked on the top "86P", and the shape of body is different with not the same number of fragments. It is more like an Arges 79 grenade with a old Arges model fuze. But it can also looks alike an Arges SplHGr85. Several like grenades have been found at the turkish border. It is known that the Arges produces grenades unmarked for "special uses undercover"