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hole above plug on this mills grenade
- Thread starter earni74
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I have never seen a Mills with that hole before.
Not some attempt to make a lighter out of the grenade which was commonly done, usually the centre tube was the igniter part for the lighter, the top of the centre hole on the casing was cut to accommodate it. If you put the spring back it would come out the top as there is no shoulder on the casing to hold it.
The wick either a small piece of brass tube or some other form of wick that could be adjusted would usualy be where this hole is.
The cast body was usually sealed with some putty like compound in the filler plug and centre tube base to stop the lighter fuel leaking out. I have seen some mint condition grenades done this was, would take much to put them back. The only trouble with them is the compound to seal them, they are stuck fast, even heat or solvent doesn't budge it.
I reckon thats what they tried to do here, but didn't complete.
The wick either a small piece of brass tube or some other form of wick that could be adjusted would usualy be where this hole is.
The cast body was usually sealed with some putty like compound in the filler plug and centre tube base to stop the lighter fuel leaking out. I have seen some mint condition grenades done this was, would take much to put them back. The only trouble with them is the compound to seal them, they are stuck fast, even heat or solvent doesn't budge it.
I reckon thats what they tried to do here, but didn't complete.