1940 Second World War British Army Inert Mills Bomb Grenade No.36M Mk1.

~ 1940 Second World War British Army Inert Mills Bomb Grenade No.36M Mk1. ~

The base plug is stamped No36 Mk1 Z WD C 40 REVO.

The No36 Mk1 Mills bomb was first introduced in May 1918. It used the No. 23 Mk III body with a new-style plug. Mostly made of iron, it was drilled and threaded for attaching a metal disk called a gas check to fire the grenade from a cup discharger (Burns) mounted on a rifle's muzzle and launched using a balastite blank cartridge.

~ Condition ~

The inert piece is complete with its base plug, fuse, handle and ring pin.

~ Dimensions ~

The grenade is 9.5 cm (3.75 inches) tall.

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