Infantry Weapons

SplHGR-80 hand grenade

Also known as
  • SplHGR-80
  • Spl HGr 80
  • Spl-HGr-80
  • EHG
  • EHG explosive hand grenade

The SplHGR-80 is an Austrian defensive fragmentation hand grenade documented with a plastic body, striker-release fuze, 75 g of plasticized PETN, about 4,000 steel balls, and an alternate EHG designation. In this catalog it appears as insurgent-held or recovered materiel in the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, based on Lake Chad basin reporting rather than a single named combat use.

SplHGR-80 hand grenade, Defensive fragmentation hand grenade, Infantry Weapons
Image source: ARGES SPLHGR 85 image

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Austria
Type
Defensive fragmentation hand grenade
Service note
Late Cold War design documented in post-2015 insurgent materiel reporting
Designer
Unknown
Designed
By 1980
Unit cost
Not publicly reported
Produced
1980s
Number built
Not publicly reported

Specifications

Length
115 mm
Diameter
60 mm
Weight
585 g
Filler
75 g plasticized PETN
Fuze
Striker release, 4 to 5 second delay
Construction
Plastic grenade body with five stepped ridges
Fragmentation
Approximately 4,000 steel balls embedded in the plastic body
Markings
No known markings
Effects
10 m lethal radius and 100 m safety radius
Austrian Grenade Context

The identification guide places Spl HGr 80 among a compact Austrian defensive-grenade family. The same reference lists an alternate EHG designation for this model and gives enough data to compare it with nearby Austrian entries.

ModelDocumented detailReader value
Spl HGr 80115 mm long, 60 mm in diameter, 585 g, 75 g plasticized PETN, five stepped ridges, approximately 4,000 steel balls, no known markings.The cataloged model.
Spl HGr 84Later Austrian defensive grenade with a 61 mm diameter and 96 g filler.Shows the next recorded step in the same source set.
SHG-60 hand grenade, Defensive fragmentation hand grenade, MunitionsSHG-60 hand grenadeAustrian defensive grenade listed alongside the Spl HGr family in identification literature.Useful for quick comparison with another Austrian grenade entry already in the catalog.

Source context: Hand and Rifle Grenades - Worldwide Identification Guide; Identificacion & Rastreo de Explosivos.

Variants

Identification references list Spl HGr 80 alongside later Austrian Spl HGr-family defensive grenades. EHG is an alternate designation for Spl HGr 80, not a separate variant.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
Spl HGr 84Adjacent Austrian defensive grenade

Identification references list a 115 mm, 61 mm, 490 g defensive grenade with 96 g plasticized PETN and ARGES body markings.

Sources: Hand and Rifle Grenades - Worldwide Identification Guide

Spl HGr 85Adjacent Austrian defensive grenade

The guide lists Spl HGr 85 as a shorter 96 mm defensive model with 50 g plasticized-PETN filler, about 3,500 steel balls, and a 10 m danger radius.

Sources: Hand and Rifle Grenades - Worldwide Identification Guide

Timeline

SplHGR-80 hand grenade Key Events

  1. US identification guide documents the model

    Hand and Rifle Grenades - Worldwide Identification Guide records Spl HGr 80 as an Austrian defensive grenade with a plastic body, a striker-release fuze, 75 g of plasticized PETN, and about 4,000 steel balls.

    Sources: Hand and Rifle Grenades - Worldwide Identification Guide

  2. Lake Chad basin reporting notes insurgent-held examples

    The Management of Lethal Materiel in Conflict Settings lists SplHGR-80 hand grenades among materiel in service with, or recovered from, Boko Haram factions.

    Sources: The Management of Lethal Materiel in Conflict Settings

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Sources

The Management of Lethal Materiel in Conflict SettingsPublisher: International Peace Information Service / Small Arms Survey | Note: 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency source listing SplHGR-80 hand grenades among materiel in service with, or recovered from, Boko Haram factions; supports that the grenade was used by or recovered from insurgent forces, while not identifying a specific attack. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Hand and Rifle Grenades - Worldwide Identification GuidePublisher: US Army Foreign Science and Technology Center / Defense Intelligence Agency, hosted by Bulletpicker | Note: Supports Spl HGr 80 identification, Austrian origin, defensive hand-grenade type, EHG alternate designation, dimensions, weight, filler, fuze delay, construction, fragmentation, markings, effects data, and nearby Spl HGr 84 and Spl HGr 85 family context. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Identificacion & Rastreo de ExplosivosPublisher: Scribd mirror | Note: Secondary explosives-identification reference used only for the Dynamit Nobel manufacturer attribution for the Austrian Spl HGr 80 entry, which the catalog normalizes to the existing Dynamit Nobel Wien builder profile; core specifications are corroborated by the US identification guide. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Military Small Arms and Light Weapons Production in Western EuropePublisher: Small Arms Survey | Note: Supports background on Austrian hand-grenade and military-explosives producers, including Arges/Ulbricht and Dynamit Nobel Wien. | Accessed: 2026-07-04ARGES SPLHGR 85 imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a CC0 image of the closely related ARGES SPLHGR 85; exact Spl HGr 80 imagery appears in a US identification-guide PDF, but no standalone rights-clear exact image URL was confirmed. | Accessed: 2026-07-04