Infantry Weapons

Type 86P hand grenade

The Type 86P is a Chinese defensive fragmentation hand grenade with an ovoid plastic body and pyrotechnic-delay fuze. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, it appears in reporting on materiel fielded by or recovered from Boko Haram factions, including grenades displayed after the 2021 Dikwa attack.

Boko Haram InsurgencyBoko Haram and ISWAP

Conflict side: Boko Haram and ISWAP
Built by: Chinese state ordnance industry
Built in: China

Type 86P hand grenade, Defensive fragmentation hand grenade, Infantry Weapons

Image source: Type 86P grenade.jpg

Profile

Type: Defensive fragmentation hand grenade
Conflict side: Boko Haram and ISWAP
Origin: China
Service note: Late Cold War and contemporary service

portable fragmentation anti-personnel

Service History

Used by: Boko Haram and ISWAP, People's Liberation Army
Wars: Boko Haram Insurgency

Production History

Built by: Chinese state ordnance industry
Built in: China
Produced: 1980s onward
Variants: Type 86P

Specifications

Munition class: High-explosive fragmentation hand grenade
Body: Olive-green ovoid plastic body with horizontal and vertical grip ribs
Fuze: Pyrotechnic-delay hand-grenade fuze
Fragmentation: Approximately 1,600 steel balls embedded in plastic
Dimensions: About 90 mm long and 52 mm wide
Weight: About 260 g

Conflict Usage

Boko Haram Insurgency: Side: Boko Haram and ISWAPRole: Captured close-combat fragmentation munitionstrike
Documented among hand grenades in service with or recovered from Boko Haram factions, including Type 86P grenades displayed after the April 2021 Dikwa attack as materiel stolen from Nigerian forces.

Type 86P hand grenade Images

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Sources

The Management of Lethal Materiel in Conflict SettingsPublisher: International Peace Information Service | Note: For Boko Haram Insurgency, lists Type 86P hand grenades as materiel in service with or recovered from Boko Haram, supporting that Type 86P hand grenades were fielded by Boko Haram and ISWAP-side forces. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 Boko Haram Releases Photos Of Nigerian Army's Gun Trucks, Police Van Stolen In DikwaPublisher: Sahara Reporters | Note: For Boko Haram Insurgency, reports Boko Haram insurgents displayed Type 86P hand grenades stolen from Nigerian military forces at Dikwa, supporting that Type 86P grenades were fielded by Boko Haram and ISWAP-side forces. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 Type 86P Hand GrenadePublisher: CAT-UXO | Note: Supports general identification, role, fuze type, and technical description of the Chinese Type 86P hand grenade. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 Original Chinese Current Issue Type 86P Hand Grenade with Fuze and Pull RingPublisher: International Military Antiques | Note: Supports background details for an inert Type 86P example, including Chinese development, plastic body construction, fuze assembly, approximate height, and steel-ball fragmentation liner. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 METIS grenade munitions indexPublisher: Fenix Insight | Note: Supports manufacturer-country context by listing Type 86P hand grenades as manufactured in China. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 Type 86P grenade.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a public-domain U.S. Army drawing of the Type 86P fragmentation grenade. | Accessed: 2026-06-21