Grenades
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INERT. Rare, WW1, British, Cast Iron, Mills No 5 MK 1 Practice Hand Grenade Resembling The Mills No 5 MK 1, Hand Grenade with Lever. - O 1893 INERT. This is a rare, original, WW1, Mills No 5 cast iron practice hand grenade resembling the Mills No 5 MK I, hand grenade with lever. The grenade is made of cast iron with a hollow interior. The grenade has not been threaded of a base plug and cast into it is the fly off handle to give the realistic look of the Mills grenade. The grenade has the fragmentations cast into it as per the Mills grenade. 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. O 1893 £245.00 |
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INERT. Rare, WW1, British, Aluminium, Mills No 5 MK 1 Practice Hand Grenade Resembling The Mills No 5 MK 1 Hand Grenade with Lever. - O 1894 INERT. This is a rare, original, WW1, aluminium Mills No 5 practice hand grenade resembling the Mills No 5 MK I, hand grenade with lever. The grenade is made of cast aluminium with a hollow interior. The grenade has not been threaded of a base plug and cast into it is the fly off handle to give the realistic look of the Mills grenade. The grenade has the fragmentations cast into it as per the Mills grenade. 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. O 1894 £245.00 |
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DEACTIVATED INERT. German, WW2, 1Kg Incendiary bomb. Sn. - 20430 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 light grey painted finish which is held on by 3 screw pins. This example is stamped on the body S4 in a square Rhs 184 51 Rhs 143K S4 in a square 52K III Rhs 143 K 54. The alloy nose fuse is stamped AZ8312 47 Rhs over 143 k. The bomb is complete with its rare to find aluminium thermite container under the fuse head. 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. 20430 £375.00 |
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INERT DEACTIATED. British, WW2, Rare, 4 Pound Incendiary Bomb. - O 1886 INERT DEACTIATED. At the start of WW2 with the firebombing of British cities by the German Luftwaffe in the 1940/1 Blitz much information was used from the German method of dropping incendiary bombs followed by high explosive bombs which would spread the fires, injure/kill the firefighters/rescuers and their equipment. The British 4 pound incendiary bomb was developed by ICI in 1934 after various trials including the German incendiary bomb. The design was finalised with a all hexagonal bomb with a magnesium body filled with thermite, a flat steel tip and pressed steel hexagonal fins. This bomb could penetrate the roof and 1 to 2 upper floors of a normal building. This is a rare British 4 pound incendiary bomb with the normal flat bottomed type. The bomb measures 21 inches in length including the pressed steel hexagonal tail fins. The bomb is complete with a pressed steel tail fin assembly including the alloy fuse holder that would have originally screwed onto the rear of the incendiary bomb. The bomb has traces of the original black stencilling to one of the sides including the number A/EB ???? 14262. The pages 60, 61 and 88 in the reference book ‘BOMBS GONE, The development and use of British air-dropped weapons from 1912 to the present day’ by Wing Commander John A, MacBean and Major Arthur S. Hogben. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1886 £395.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. British, WW2, Rare, 4 Pound Tile Breaking Pointed Steel Tip Incendiary Bomb. - O 1885 INERT DEACTIATED. At the start of WW2 with the firebombing of British cities by the German Luftwaffe in the 1940/1 Blitz much information was used from the German method of dropping incendiary bombs followed by high explosive bombs which would spread the fires, injure/kill the firefighters/rescuers and their equipment. The British 4 pound incendiary bomb was developed by ICI in 1934 after various trials including the German incendiary bomb. The design was finalised with a all hexagonal bomb with a magnesium body filled with thermite, a flat steel tip and pressed steel hexagonal fins. This bomb could penetrate the roof and 1 to 2 upper floors of a normal building. This is a rare British 4 pound tile breaker incendiary bomb with a pointed steel tip as opposed to the normal flat bottomed type. This would enable the bomb to penetrate roofs easier instead of bouncing on to the ground where the roofs were very steep which were more frequent in the continent as opposed to British roofs. The bomb measures18 inches in length are the same length as the normal 4 pound incendiary bomb so that it could be packed into canisters. The steel nose is 3 ½ inches in length instead of the normal 1 ¾ inches and has been turned to a point. The bomb is complete with an undamaged pressed steel hexagonal tailfin assembly. See pages 60, 61 and 88 in the reference book ‘BOMBS GONE, The development and use of British air-dropped weapons from 1912 to the present day’ by Wing Commander John A, MacBean and Major Arthur S. Hogben. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1885 £495.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW2, Rare, German, AB-250 Abwurfbehalter (Air-Dropped Container) For 1kg Incendiary Bombs. Found In A Liverpool Attic. - O 1879 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a rare and original German AB-250 Abwurfbehalter (Air-Dropped Container) that was used to contain and release after being dropped from a German bomber ,incendiary and SD-2 butterfly bombs by way of a time fuse. The container is made in two halves, hinged at the rear and when the fuse was activated, the containers front opened releasing the bombs at during the fall of the bomb, thus dispersing the load of incendiary or butterfly bombs. Liverpool which was heavily bombed from 1940 onwards due to it being a major port from the North Atlantic and this bomb casing was found recently in the loft of a demolished house it the city. The bomb is fitted with two fuses which have pressed steel covers over them. The fuse at the front is fitted in a standard fuse pocket where the fuse is held in with a threaded ring and is stamped at the top EI Ztz 59 (in a circle) B 4d waffenampt56 bmv a. The top of the fuse where the electrical contacts were is stamped 58 and 41 (1941 date). There is another fuse pocket behind the front one with an alloy fuse that is held in by two pressed steel clamps to the casing by two screws. The fuse is stamped on the top GnJ JN gpt mV oV. In the middle of the casing behind the rear fuse is a screwed hole for the bomb shackle. The bomb retains its original pressed steel fin assembly which is 8 inches across and has been widened by the addition of 4 wider fins which is held on by strips of welds to make them 11 inches across. The bomb measures 43 inches in length, 8 inches in diameter and the fins are 11 inches across. The bomb casing opens as it should and is kept close by a bolt. The hinge at the rear works correctly. See pages 188, 189 and 105 in German Air Dropped Weapons to 1945 by Wolfgang Fleischer. No licence is required to possess this inert bomb container in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Delivery is by arrangement and at cost. O 1879 £1,450.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Rare WW1 Russian Orlov Friction 'Stick' Grenade. - O 1863 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an extremely rare WW1 Russian grenade designed by Russian Colonel Orlov. The grenade is made of galvanised steel on soldered construction and measures 2 3/8" across its hexagonal top. The top is fixed in place by 2 copper clips. The grenade is fused by a friction igniter at the top of the grenade and the holder for the igniter protrudes 5/8” above the grenades body. The grenade including the wooden 'stick' handle measures 8 1/4" in length. The stick and pivoting steel cover are held on by steel pins. These grenades are rarely seen outside Russia. 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. Price includes UK delivery. O 1863 £0.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1 Austrian Schwerhand Heavy Fragmentation Hand Grenade With Fuse Recovered From The Italian Front. - O 1856 This is an original WW1 Austrian Schwerhand heavy hand grenade recovered from the Italian Front. The iron body has deep segmentation and has no cracks or other damage. The grenade has its original steel screw top fuse. The casing which is empty is approximately 2 ¼ “ in diameter and 4 ½” length. The fuse is screwed into the body with a coarse left hand thread and has the remains of the fuse in it. The grenade has a field made wire belt hanger on it. The price includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this inert deactivated grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1856 £275.00 |
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DEACTIVATED INERT. French, 1938 Dated, Unfired Brandt Mle 35 60mm High Explosive (HE) Mortor. - O 1855 DEACTIVATED INERT. This is an unfired French 1938 dated, Brandt Mle 35 high explosive (HE) mortor was first introduced into service in 1938 and continued until the 1960s. The mortors designation was the (Mortier Brandt de 60mm modele 35) and was a conventional muzzle loading mortor with a firing pin at the bottom of the mortor tube. This mortor had a cast iron body with a pressed steel fin assembly. The mortor is fitted with a brass nose fuse which has an alloy nose plunger and a screw in brass gaine. The fuse is stamped round its circumference 21/28B mle 1935 ATS 19-38 (1938 date). The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert ammunition in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1855 £275.00 |
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DEACTIVATED INERT. German, WW2, 1Kg Incendiary bomb. - O 1843 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 fins retain some of their original light grey painted finish near to the screw pins. This example is stamped on the body waffenampt 56 KBi 1938 73 DL over 145 waffenampt 15 RHS 1938. The alloy nose fuse is stamped AZ8312* 856 RHA over 143 38 waffenampt. 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. O 1843 £375.00 |
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