Original Soviet Cold War Era Inert RG-42 Hand Grenade With Transit Plug - Afghan Bringback - Inert

Original Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely Cold War era example of a Soviet RGD-42 grenade. Like all deactivated ordnance, this grenade is Not Available for Export.

As numerous nations fell beneath the Iron Curtain, The Soviets armed their new allies with not only weapons, but the tooling and mechanical needs to produce them as well. They were often supplied with Soviet designs, and possibly even machinery, to produce arms.

The Soviet RG-42 (in Russian- Ручная Граната образца 42 года / Ruchnaya Granata obraztsa 42 goda) "Hand Grenade pattern of 1942 year" was a fragmentation grenade designed by S.G. Korshunov.

The grenade was originally introduced during World War II from 1942 onwards as an emergency measure to replace the complex RGD-33 grenade. Unlike the RGD-33, the RG-42's components were simple to produce and assemble. Only the fuze required specialized manufacture and the parts could be easily assembled by hand by cottage labor. Partisans often made copies of the simple design when out of contact.

It contained about 200 grams of explosive charge (TNT) in a cylindrical stamped-metal can. It used the 3.2 to 4 second UZRGM fuse, also used in the RGD-5, RG-41, and F1 grenades. The grenade could be thrown about 35–40 meters and has an effective blast radius of around 10 meters.

This example is in fair condition and has tags on the side denoting the model and INERT. The bottom of the grenade has been cut off like a can, and is still inside, just loose. There are some markings on the spoon, 19-88 11 Y3PRM-2.

This is a late production example of this grenade, and was very likely brought back by an American soldier during the War in Afghanistan, as many were supplied there or around there during the Cold War.

Comes ready for further research and display.