M52 rifle grenade

The Modèle 1952 34mm HE rifle grenade was in French service from 1952 to 1978. It was used alongside the APAV40 rifle grenade in French service.^[1] It was propelled by being mounted atop a rifle's 22 mm grenade launching adapter, and being launched by a ballistite (blank) cartridge.

M52
Type	Rifle grenade
Place of origin	France[1]
Service history
Used by	French Army
Production history
Designed	1950
Specifications
Mass	500 g (18 oz)
Length	270 mm (11 in)
Diameter	34 mm (1.3 in)
Maximum firing range	400 m (440 yd)

In common with other rifle grenades of this era, they became obsolescent when the bullet trap form of propulsion became popular at the end of the 1970s.

The Yugoslavian M60 anti-personnel grenade, similarly launched from a rifle's 22 mm grenade launching adapter by a ballistite cartridge, bears a strong resemblance.