Type 77 hand grenade

The Type 77 hand grenade (Chinese: 77式木柄手榴彈, lit. 'Type 77 Wooden Handle Hand Grenade') is a type of hand grenade produced by the People's Republic of China. It is reportedly marketed by Norinco.^[1]

Type 77 hand grenade
Type	Hand grenade
Place of origin	People's Republic of China
Service history
In service	1977 - present
Production history
Produced	1980 - present

History

The Type 77 was first designed in 1977 with the first grenades made in 1980 to replace the Type 67 hand grenade.^[2]

It was later replaced by the Type 82 hand grenade.^[2]

Combat Use

During the 1990s in British Hong Kong, the Type 67 and 77 grenades were widely used by armed criminals conducting heists when they are able to acquire them from China.^[3]

Design

See also: Stielhandgranate and Type 67 hand grenade

The Type 77 is based on the Type 67, which was inspired by the Stielhandgranate design, in particular, the Model 24. Compared to the Type 67, the Type 77 is filled with more explosives,^[4] while being lighter and compact in shape. The TNT filler weighs around 70 grams.^[5]

It weighs around 380 grams with a fuze delay of 2.8 to 4 seconds and a lethal radius of 7 meters.^[5]

The Type 95 Personal Combat Gear has grenade pouches that can store the Type 67 with the Type 77 stick grenades with the Type 82s.^[6]

Variants

The Type 77 consists of the Type 77-1, Type 77-2, Type 77-4 and the Type 77-5.^[2]

Users

• China^[2][7]