Grenades
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INERT DEACTIVATED. RARE, Original Paint, Early WW1, July 1916 Dated, No5 MK 1 'Centre Cast & Lathe Finished' First Pattern Mills Hand Grenade by M M Co (Mills Munitions). Sn 23230:6 - 23230:6 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a scarce and early example of the first type centre cast, lathe turned No5 MK 1 Mills hand grenade by the inventors company, Mills Munitions based at 102, Bridge Street West, Birmingham. The grenade retains its original white painted band round the circumference and a slight trace of red paint under the brass filling plug. The cast iron body has centre cast line directly under the brass filling plug as opposed to the slightly later ones where the casting line under the filling plug was omitted. The grenade was lathe finished after being cast and this gave it a very smooth and uniform finish which was labour intensive and was soon stopped. As a result the segmentation on these early grenades is markedly more defined than on later grenades. The recessed brass base plug is stamped NO5 MK1 mills patents 7/16 (July 1916) M M Co B’HAM (Mills Munitions 102, Bridge Street West, Birmingham). The grenade has the original first type fly off lever with the small ring attached to the safety split pin. The grenade has the first pattern firing pin without the slit to aid combustion of the primer. This is a scarce, original and nicely marked early WW1 1st pattern Number 5 mark 1 Mills hand grenade by the inventors company. See pages 41-46, ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert grenades in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23230:6 £595.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW2, 1940 Dated, Mills No 36M MK1, Hand Grenade. Sn 23230:5 - 23230:5 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an excellent, WW2, 1940 dated Mills No.36M MK 1,. The 36M refers to the pattern of Grenade 36 M originally 'Mesopotania' and the fact they were waterproofed. The cast iron body retains its original brown varnished finish and retains the green band round the middle for Amatol and red crosses near the top for a filled grenade. The alloy base plug has cast into it No 36 M Mk1 40 (1940 date) Z (zinc alloy) and is screwed for a rifle grenade base plate. The grenade is fitted with an alloy filling plug. The fly off lever is stamped B&K. See pages 111-119 in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23230:5 £295.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW2, 1943 Dated, German Aircraft Dropped SD-10A, 10 Kg Splitterbombe. - O 2293 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a WW2, 1943 dated German SD-10A, 10 kg Splitterbombe (fragmentation bomb). The bomb was an anti-personal air dropped bomb designed to be airdropped in containers. There were 17 SD-10A cluster bombs are contained in the AB250-2 bomb container. The bomb measures 21 ½ inches in length with a diameter of 3.4 inches This example retains some of its original green paint to the body and the pressed steel fin assembly is held on by 4 stab crimps and 2 round headed hammer rivets. The fin assembly is in excellent condition and retain much of its original green painted finish and 2 of the fins have a red line on them.. One of the fins is stamped 3b c43 (1943 date). The steel eAZ 86 superfast nose fuze has an alloy arming vane is fitted into a steel adaptor collar. See page 145 and 218 in German Air Dropped Weapons to 1945 by Wolfgang Fleischer. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert bomb in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2293 £1,250.00 |
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RARE, American Civil War, Hanes Excelsior Percussion Hand Grenade. Sn - 23231 The Hanes Excelsior hand grenade was one of the two main hand grenades used in the American Civil War and was the invention of W.W. Hanes in early 1862. The Hanes grenade was a simple weapon, merely a cast iron ball with a hollow centre which was filled with gunpowder. The grenade measures approximately 2 inches in diameter and had 12 evenly spaced protruding percussion nipples round its circumference onto which percussion caps were placed. When thrown, the force of the percussion caps striking the ground detonated the grenade. The Excelsior hand grenade has percussion nipples, each requiring attachment of a percussion cap before throwing the grenade. It would only take one cap to trigger the explosion, and soldiers trying to use Hanes’s grenade found out the hard way that it was too easy to accidentally set off one of the percussions caps. The percussion caps used were not the same type of caps used to fire percussion muskets and revolvers, rather they were special grenade caps produced by DuPont which used a very refined form of mercury fulminate, causing the caps to be highly sensitive to percussion. While this ensured that the grenade would hopefully detonate reliably it also made the grenade very dangerous to carry unless its percussion caps were not in place. Any bump or jostle of the grenade could cause an accidental explosion. Due to the dangerous nature of the grenade, they were rarely used when issued. This is an original Hanes Excelsior hand grenade from the American Civil War and is in excellent condition. and has a carrying loop attached to the casting. 11 of the original percussion nipples are present as is the wire carrying ring. The casing of the grenade has a nice patina to the surface. Due to the dangerous properties of this hand grenade, very few were made or issued. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade and adaptor in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23121 £1,200.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW2, 1940 Dated Mills No.36M MK1, Hand Grenade by T. Ashead and Sons. Sn - 23143 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an excellent, original, WW2, 1940 dated, Mills No 36, Hand Grenade made by T. Ashead and Sons. The 36M refers to the pattern of Grenade 36 M originally 'Mesopotania' and the fact they were waterproofed. All of the components of the grenade are stamped T.A.&S (T.Ashead and Sons of Dudley, Worcestershire). The body of the grenade is made of cast iron and is in excellent condition and has cast into it below the filling plug the manufacturers initials T A over S (T. Ashead and Sons of Dudley, Worcestershire). The grenade also has the mould number T 6 under the fly off lever. The grenade is fitted with a zinc alloy filling screw which is stamped Z in a circle. The zinc alloy base plug which has cast into it No 36M MKI T.A.&S (T. Ashead and Sons of Dudley, Worcestershire). 40 (1940 date) Z (zinc). The base plug is threaded for a baseplate to enable it to be used as a rifle grenade. The grenade is fitted with the correct striker and fly off lever which has stamped into it T.A&S (T. Ashead and Sons of Dudley, Worcestershire). The grenade has traces of red and green paint round the body signifying an explosive content filled with Amatol. This is a nice, original well stamped WW2 display item. See pages 111-119 in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23143 £295.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (04/02) INERT DEACTIVATED WW2 1944 Dated Mills No.36M MK1, Hand Grenade by A. Kendrick & Sons. Sn - 23142 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an excellent, original, WW2, 1944 dated Mills No.36M MK 1, hand and rifle grenade. The 36M refers to the pattern of Grenade –36 - M originally 'Mesopotania' and the fact they were waterproofed. It retains most of its original lacquered finish. The body of the grenade has following casting marks ‘K with three stars’ below the filler plug (A. Kendrick & Sons). The alloy base plug is marked 'No 36M Mk 1 44 (1944) in a circular stamp VADIS (Davis & Brocklesbury, Manchester) Z (zinc). The filling plug is stamped Z in a circle signifying a zinc plug. The grenade fly off handle is stamped CSB. The cast iron body retains most of its original brown varnished finish. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade items in the UK if retained as part of a collection or displays. Sn 23142 £0.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Original Korean War Era, American Pineapple Mk 2 High Explosive Hand Grenade & M1A2 Rifle Grenade Adaptor. - O 2290 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an original Korean War Era American Pineapple Mk 2 high explosive hand grenade first adopted in 1918, used throughout the Second World War and later in the Korean War. This hand grenade is complete with its original ADAPTER, GRENADE, PROJECTION, M1A2 GCK-3-1 11-52 (November 1952 date). The M1 series of adapters were solely for the use with the mark 2 pineapple hand grenade. The adaptor with the grenade is fitted onto a M7 spigot adaptor attached to the muzzle of the M1 Garrand rifle using a special blank cartridge. The grenade retains most its original green painted finish. The adaptor has 3 spring claws for holding the grenade and is in mint condition and retains all of its original green painted finish and stencilling. The adaptor is stencilled in yellow on the side ADAPTER, GRENADE, PROJECTION, M1A2 GCK-2-1 1952 (1952 date). There is no hole drilled in the bottom of the grenade. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade and adaptor in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2290 £375.00 |
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DEACTIVATED INERT. German, WW2, 1Kg Incendiary bomb. Sn - 22990 DEACTIVATED INERT. This is an original German WW2 1Kg Incendiary bomb that was air dropped in containers by German bombers in WW2. The bombs were used to great effect in the German Blitzes during the early part of WW2 against British cities. The bombs were made of a magnesium alloy body including the fuse holder and would burn brightly and furiously once ignited. The bombs filling was thermite which burns at a very high temperature, ignited the magnesium body. The bombs body has three tail fins of pressed steel with a steel reinforcing ring at the tail. The assembly is soldered together from four pieces of pressed steel and are held to the bomb by 3 short steel screw pins. The bomb fin assembly retains some of its original faded green painted finish which is held on by 3 screw pins. This example is stamped on the body R/15 G 326 K-Bi 148 RW/151 G. The alloy nose fuse unscrews form the body and is stamped on the front AZ8312 367 Rhs over 149 6. See pages 27 and 139 in German Air Dropped Weapons to 1945 by Wolfgang Fleischer. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert incendiary bomb in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22990 £375.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW2, 1941 Dated, German 8 cm High Explosive (HE) Mortar Round for the 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 (8 cm GrW 34). - O 2280 INERT DEACTIVATED. The 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 (8 cm GrW 34) was the standard mortor used in the German army throughout WW2. This is a WW2, 1941 dated German 81cm high explosive mortar 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 (8 cm GrW 34). The cast iron mortar body is stamped near the bottom 41 (1941 date) dnr 85b. The mortor is fitted with a black bakelite impact fuse which is stamped GR ZT acb 42 (1942 date). The tail fins are made of pressed steel spot welded to the body. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert mortor in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2280 £295.00 |
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INERT DEACTIATED. *RARE*, British, WW1, 1918 Dated, Royal Naval Air Service 20lb H.E Mark I Cooper Aerial Bomb. - O 2276 INERT DEACTIATED. The British WW1 20 lb Cooper High Explosive (H.E) mark I aerial bomb designed for the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service by Thomas Cooper was a prolific inventor and engineer in England. He founded an engineering business in King's Lynn. In 1915 he invented and produced the first aerial bombs of their time. He recorded that the bombs were weighed 22lbs, 22 inches long overall, and the shell is 5 inches in diameter at the largest point. The Cooper bomb was one of the first aerial bombs made in Britain in WW1 and this is an excellent and complete example. The bomb has a cast steel body which has cast into it COOPER 20 LB 1. The body retains some its original lacquered finish and is stamped round its circumference COOPER .20LB C 12 M B.M 5.18 (May 1918 date). the body retains its original wooden tail with 4 pressed steel fins attached to it. the nose has a complete number 7 mark I fuze attached to the nose which is cover ed by a heavy cast iron screw off cover. The fuze has cast into to top No7 I CM over BM 1918 (1918 date). The cap has cast into the top CM over BM. The fuze has its original undamaged alloy arming vane at the top and caries a crowfoot inspection stamp. The price for this original and complete 20lb Cooper bomb includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert bomb in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2276 £1,450.00 |
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