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Type 86P
China's Type 86P fragmentation hand grenade — an ovoid plastic-bodied design packing ~1,600 steel balls that replaced the stick-grenade lineage and remains the PLA's standard-issue close-combat frag.
China's standard-issue plastic-bodied fragmentation hand grenade — an ovoid steel-ball design that replaced the stick grenade and remains the mainstay of PLA close-combat infantry.
Overview
The Type 86P is a defensive fragmentation hand grenade of the People's Liberation Army, characterised by a lightweight plastic body that encases approximately 1,600 small steel balls. It is the standard issue frag for Chinese infantry, supplanting the legacy stick-grenade family, and is frequently encountered alongside the closely related Type 82-2. The weapon is widely illustrated in reference databases such as IMFDB, underscoring its status as a canonical PLA small arm.
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