Here you will find a comprehensive dictionary regarding abbreviations related to hand grenades. These abbreviations will appear on boxes and containers, as markings on the hand grenade itself and in official manuals and instructions.
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| Abbreviation | Explanation | Translation | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.T. F | Artificio Triple Fumigeno | Smoke, Three Canisters | Argentina |
| A.T.L | Artificio Triple Lacrimogeno | Smoke & Teargas, Three Canisters | Argentina |
| AC | Anti Citernes | Anti Tank | France |
| AN-Mx | Army/Navy Model X | – | USA |
| AP | Antipersonnel | Anti Personnel | France |
| AP-AV | Anti Véhicule Antipersonnel | Anti Personnel Anti Vehicle | France |
| Artifizi Antisommossa | – | Antiriot Grenades | Italy |
| Aveuglante | Flashbang | Blinding | France |
| BHgr | Brandhandgranate | Incendiary Hand Grenade | Austria |
| Blind | – | Exercise | Scandinavia |
| BRD | Bomba Rucna Specijalna | Special Handgrenade | Yougoslavia |
| CS | (Chemists Corson and Stoughton) Chlorobenzal Malononitrile | Irritant Gas | – |
| CN | Chloroacetophenone | Tear Gas | – |
| CR | Dibenzoxazepine | Tear Gas | – |
| Cwiczebny | – | Practice | Poland |
| Defensive Grenade | A thick metal shell container, designed to kill or injure by blast and shrapnels. | – | – |
| Df | Défensive | Defensive | France |
| DHG | Defensiv Hand Granate | – | Switzerland |
| Eih.Gr. | Eihandgranate | One Hand Grenade | Germany |
| EC powder | Explosives Company of Stowmarket | Smokeless Powder | Britain |
| F-1 | Fugasnaya (granata) | High-explosive grenade | Russia+ |
| Frag | Fragmentation | – | Britain |
| FUM | Fumigène | Smoke | France |
| Gew.Spr | Gewehr Sprenggranate | Riflegrenate | Germany |
| Gr | Grenade | Grenade | France |
| Gr Fl | Grenade Fusil | Rifle Grenade | France |
| Gr Ma | Grenade Main | Hand Grenade | France |
| Gren | Grenade | Grenade | Britain |
| Gyakorló | – | Practice | Hungary |
| HAAG | Hand Anti-Armor Grenade | – | Britain |
| HC | Hexachloroethane and Zinc smoke mixture | Smoke | USA |
| HG | Hand Grenade | – | Austria |
| INCEN | Incendiary | – | USA |
| Inertes | – | Inert | France |
| IRRT | Irritant | Irritant Gas | Britain |
| Kézigránát | – | Hand Grenade | Hungary |
| LAC | Lacrymogène | Irritant Gas | France |
| LHgr | Leuchthandgranate | Illuminating Hand Grenade | Austria |
| M | Model | – | USA |
| NbHG 75 | Nebelhandgranate | Smoke Hand Grenade | Austria |
| Obronny | – | Defensive | Poland |
| Of | Offensive | Offensive | France |
| Offensive Grenade | A nonmetallic container, designed to kill or injure by blast and concussion | – | – |
| OFF HG | Offensive Hand Granate | – | Austria |
| OHG | Offensiv Hand Granate | – | Switzerland |
| Oktató | – | Excercise | Hungary |
| Øvelse | – | Practice | Norway/Denmark |
| Övning | – | Practice | Sweden |
| PD | Petardo Difensivo | Defensive Explosive | Italy |
| PO | Petardo Offensivo | Offensive Explosive | Italy |
| PH | Phosphoreux | Phosphorous | France |
| PHOS | Phosphorous | – | South Africa |
| Prac | Practice | Practice | Britan |
| RG | Ruchnaja Granata | Handgrenade | Russia + |
| RGD | Ruchnaya Granata Distantsionnaya | Long-Range Hand Grenade | Russia + |
| RGD | Ruchnaya Granata Degtyareva | Hand Grenade, Degtyarev/Diakonov design | Russia + |
| RGN | Ruchnaya Granata Nastupatel’naya | Assault Hand Grenade | Russia + |
| RGO | Ruchnaya Granata Oboronitel’naya | Defensive Hand Grenade | Russia + |
| RGZ | Ręczny Granat Zaczepny | Offensive Hand Grenade | Polish |
| RKG | Ruchnaya Kumulyativnaya Granata | Handheld Shaped Charge Grenade | Russia + |
| Røg | – | Smoke | Denmark |
| Røyk | – | Smoke | Norway |
| RSPHG | Reloadable Stun Practice Hand Grenade | – | USA |
| SMK | Smoke | – | South Africa |
| SplHgr | Splitterhandgranate | Fragmentation Hand Grenade | Austria |
| Spränghandgranat | – | Explosive Hand Grenade | Sweden |
| Spreng | – | Blast/Explosion | Germany/Norway |
| Szkolny | – | Instructional | Poland |
| TC | Terephthalic Acid Smoke Mixture | Smoke | – |
| TH | Thermate TH3 | Incendiary | – |
| Üb | Übung | Practice | Germany |
| UPG | Uchebnaya Protivotankovaya Granata | Training Antitank Grenad | Russia + |
| URG | Univerzalni Rucni Granat | Universal Hand Grenade | Czech |
| URG-N | Uchebnaya Ruchnaya Granata – Nastupatelnaya | Training Hand Grenade – offensive | Russia + |
| WP | White Phosphorous Smoke | – | USA |
| X | – | Practice | France |
| Zaczepny | – | Offensive | Poland |