The Spanish munitions company

Instalaza Instalaza SA is a Spanish firm that designs, develops and manufactures equipment and other military material for infantry. The company, founded in 1943, is headquartered in Zaragoza, Aragon, where its production plant is also located. Instalaza's ...

made two models of rifle grenade during the 1960s. As well as being used by the Spanish Army, the Portuguese Army also used them in the colonial wars that took place in its colonies in Africa. The Type I could penetrate of armour, whereas the lighter Type II could penetrate of armour. Each was propelled by being mounted atop a rifle's 22 mm grenade launching adapter, and being launched by a ballistite (blank) cartridge. The Type II was enhanced further, with a bullet trap to accept

5.56×45mm NATO The 5.56×45mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 5.56 NATO, commonly pronounced "five-five-six") is a rimless bottlenecked centerfire intermediate cartridge family developed in the late 1970s in Belgium by FN Herstal. It consists of the SS109, ...

. A further development led to the Type V and is known as the FTV.

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Spanish Army The Spanish Army () is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest Standing army, active armies – dating back to the late 15th century. The Spanish Army has existed ...

Portuguese Army The Portuguese Army () is the land component of the Portuguese Armed Forces, Armed Forces of Portugal and is also its largest branch. It is charged with the defence of Portugal, in co-operation with other branches of the Armed Forces. With its ...

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File:Instalaza and other rifle grenades.jpg, Instalaza grenade and other rifle grenades as encountered during the South African border war in Angola and Namibia File:Instalaza rifle grenades.jpg, Instalaza rifle grenades on display at the military museum, Valencia

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Article (in Spanish) with reference to the Instalaza rifle grenades
* Weapons of Spain Rifle grenades Anti-tank grenades Military equipment introduced in the 1970s {{weapon-stub