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Original Item: Only One Set of Two Available. These are two totally inert BATF approved Polish made Soviet Russian WWII style grenades, offered in very good condition. The set consists of two of the most commonly seen Russian grenades from WWII, the RG-42 and F1 hand grenades. After the War, Poland was brought into the Soviet sphere of influence, and adopted much of the same weapons used by the Red army.
These two grenades were both deactivated and painted black for display, or possibly training purposes. They have markings stamped onto the bottom, and other ars, which appear to be from when they were turned into training devices. There are also the original markings still stamped into the "spoons" of the fuses. The bodies of both were also filled with black wax or heavy grease, to give them a more realistic weight.
A really nice set of inert Polish Soviet-style grenades, ready to display!
The Soviet F1 hand grenade (Russian: Фугасный > Fugasnyy 1, "Explosive, Type #1"), is an anti-personnel fragmentation defensive grenade. It is based on the French F1 grenade and contains a 60-gram explosive charge (TNT). The total weight of the grenade with the fuze is about 600 grams. Due to its shape and its yellow-green color, it is nicknamed the limonka (fem. "lemon"). It is also nicknamed Efka (Russian: Эфка) for the letter F. It is similar to the American Mk 2 "pineapple grenade", which was also ultimately modeled on the French F1.
The F1 was first introduced during World War II and subsequently redesigned post-war. It has a steel exterior that is notched to facilitate fragmentation upon detonation and to prevent hands from slipping. The distance the grenade can be thrown is estimated at 30–45 meters. The radius of the shrapnel dispersion is up to 200 meters (effective radius is about 30 meters, by some sources (Russian)). Hence, the grenade has to be deployed from a defensive position to avoid harm. About 60 percent of the grenade body pulverizes during the explosion, only 30 percent of the body splints into 290 high velocity sharp cut splinters each weighing around 1 gram with initial speed of about 700 meters per second. It used the 3.2 to 4 second UZRGM fuse, also used in the RGD-5, RG-41, and F1 grenades
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.
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Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive devise, not available for export
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