I actually bought a new Mills bomb today; it's been awhile since I've seen one worth buying. I notice that the price of Mills Bombs has gone up somewhat!....
This is a nice dusty (real dust, not fake) WW1 No.36 Mk1. It has a 7/18 dated gas check attached to a cast iron base plug, which is in soak at the moment, to attempt separation of the two; I will post some photos when (?) apart.
Some of the original paint remains and the 'B ltd' lever looks original to the bomb.
The front is nicely marked 'M & Co' and /L (for London?).
In the lever recess are the numbers 11 and 7.
In the close up of the top, you can see a little WD broad arrow stamp; is this common??
The vendor also had an all red painted Mills, which looked original; what would that be all about then?
This is a nice dusty (real dust, not fake) WW1 No.36 Mk1. It has a 7/18 dated gas check attached to a cast iron base plug, which is in soak at the moment, to attempt separation of the two; I will post some photos when (?) apart.
Some of the original paint remains and the 'B ltd' lever looks original to the bomb.
The front is nicely marked 'M & Co' and /L (for London?).
In the lever recess are the numbers 11 and 7.
In the close up of the top, you can see a little WD broad arrow stamp; is this common??
The vendor also had an all red painted Mills, which looked original; what would that be all about then?