RGD-5

In the 1950s, work began in the USSR on the development of a new hand grenade, which in turn was to replace the outdated RG-42 grenade in the Soviet army. After a series of experimental tests, the new grenade, which was called the RGD-5, was adopted by the USSR armed forces in 1954.

The RGD-5 hand grenade consists of a body, a bursting charge and a fuse. The grenade has an oval body made of thin steel, assembled from the upper and lower parts. A tube for the fuse and sealing the bursting charge in the body is attached to the upper part of the body using a cuff. The hole for the fuse is closed with a plastic plug during storage and transportation of the grenade. And the bursting charge serves to break the grenade body into fragments.