HG 85 [SEP] designer
HG 85
The HG 85 ("Hand Granate M1985") is a round fragmentation hand grenade designed for the Swiss Armed Forces and still produced by RUAG Ammotec in Switzerland. HG 85 is the internal designation of the Swiss Army and replaces the HG 43 from WWII.
On detonation the steel body, containing 155g TNT, releases around 1800 fragments weighing on average 0.1 grammes. UK grenade range safety data suggests the L109 - and by extension all live versions - may represent a danger at ranges up to 200m
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