A Japanese Type 97 grenade, with the safety fork still in place
Type
Hand grenade
Place of origin
Japan
Service history
In service
1937–1945
Used by
Imperial Japanese Army Imperial Japanese Navy
Wars
Second Sino-Japanese War Soviet-Japanese Border Wars World War II Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Indonesian National Revolution First Indochina War Malayan Emergency[citation needed]
Production history
Designed
1936
Specifications
Mass
0.45 kg (16 oz)
Length
3.78 in (9.6 cm)
Filling
TNT
Filling weight
65 g (2.3 oz)
Detonation mechanism
Pyrotechnic delay 4 to 5 seconds
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