HG 43
The HG 43 is a stick hand grenade used by the Swiss Army . It was used from 1943 until the 1990s and was replaced by the HG 85 egg grenade .
properties
The handle was first made of wood, later made of plastic.
When used for defensive purposes, a fragment body, also known as a fragment jacket, could be screwed onto this grenade. Without this additional fragment body, the stick grenade released relatively few fragments compared to other types of grenade.
As an additional element, the head of the HG 43 contained another thread onto which an additional grenade head could be screwed. Such a so-called concentrated charge had an increased effect. Concentrated loads with up to three shell heads could still be thrown by hand. Longer versions were usually permanently mounted and ignited remotely using an extended cord. There was also a screw-on additional charge with 1.5 kg of explosives.
See also
literature
- Swiss Army (Ed.): Reglement 53.105 d: The hand grenade and the explosive tube. EDMZ, Bern 1969.