Khattabka Explained

Khattabka (Russian: хаттабка) is a popular Russian and Chechen name for a homemade hand grenade. It was dubbed so after Ibn Al-Khattab and used by various North Caucasus rebels.

They are commonly manufactured from cartridges VOG-17 and VOG-17M for AGS-17 grenade launcher of Soviet design supplied with standard grenade fuses (Russian: УЗРГМ, also Soviet design).^[1]

Bulgarian weapon manufacturer Arcus produces AR-ROG hand grenades of similar design.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Борис Прибылов, Евгений Кравченко, "Ручные и ружейные гранаты" ("Hand and Rifle Grenades"), Арктика 4Д,, 776 pp., 2008
2. http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Infantry-Weapons/Arcus-AR-ROG-defensive-hand-grenade-Bulgaria.html Arcus AR-ROG defensive hand grenade (Bulgaria), Grenades - Hand