Type 99 Grenade

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Type 99 Kiska

A cutaway of a Type 99 grenade.
Type Hand grenade/Rifle grenade
Place of origin Japan
Service history
In service 1939 - 1945
Used by Japan
Wars Second World War
Production history
Designed 1939
Specifications
Weight 280 g
Length 87 mm

The Type 99 Kiska grenade was a Japanese hand grenade that entered service in 1939 and saw use in the Second World War. It could be either thrown by hand or fired from a Type 100 rifle grenade launcher.

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