Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This ordinance is inert and has been fully deactivated following guidelines provided by the ATF.
During the Vietnam war, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) received a lot of support and supplies from Communist China, which of course included weapons and ordnance. This is a Chinese Anti-Tank Parachute Stick grenade, sometimes referred to as the "type 50", which is a copy of the Russian RKG-3 Anti-Tank series of grenades.
The grenade has an odd strap-like lever (or "spoon") that covers the base of the handle and runs up each side of the handle. When the pin is pulled, the "spoon" falls away, and when the grenade is thrown a spring deploys a four-panelled drogue parachute. This parachute stabilizes the grenade in flight and ensures that the grenade strikes the target at a 90 degree angle, maximizing the effect of the shaped charge. Realistic accurately thrown ranges are within 15 to 25 meters. The lethality radius is within 2 meters from concussion and fragmentation. The casualty radius is within 20 meters and the danger space from fragmentation is within 50 meter.
This example still disassembles, and contains the original parachute. The warhead has been deactivated, however the internal cone for directing the shape charge is still present. There are Chinese markings on the warhead, and the grenade overall is painted in a typical Chinese OD Green. There is a large dent in the warhead, but otherwise the grenade is in very good condition, and will make an excellent display piece.
Overall length is about 14 inches.
- This product is not available for international shipping.
- Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive devise, not available for export
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