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M26A6 (South African Defensive Hand Grenade)
The South African M26A6 is a high explosive fragmentation (HE-frag), defensive hand grenade, which is based on the US M26 model (see separate entry). The M26A6 comprises a two-part, thin, sheet steel-walled outer casing, which forms an ovoid body that holds an internal notched wire fragmentation coil liner and HE filling. The top of the M26A6's body has a strengthened threaded fuze well, whilst a short tubular base assembly extends from its...
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