Posh Mills Grenade lighter !

[roller63]

For the collector who has everything, read the whole description, including the price !

http://www.luxurylaunches.com/other_...ar_lighter.php

[siegfreid]

Impressive but I'd rather have 9 grands worth of the real thing...........

[pointblank0]

Impressive but I'd rather have 9 grands worth of the real thing...........

I like the look of that but I think I'm with Siegfreid on the price bit.

[dano1917]

I am on the same page, bitchin' to look at but I am not a buyer, just an admirer........Dano

[NickW]

A couple of years ago a dealer at a local boot sale brought me a very similar looking highly polished Mills grenade - but it was not a lighter and I am sure it was ALL aluminium - I was not sure about it, as it had no markings at all, but did have a removable base plug and internal components - there were a couple of big ordnance factories around here and I wondered if it was a "trade sample" or "lunch break model"? - We haggled on the price but could not agree and I left it. Later he claimed he had got a considerably higher price than he asked me, but this was not the first time he had said that, though I did get a few good buys off him. I have always wondered what it was and have never seen anything similar in books or online - this silver one is about the nearest in appearance - anyone any ideas?

[pointblank0]

I'm sure there was an all alluminium model, maybe for sample. I think there was an example on that Mills grenade site that I can't remember the page name of.

[spotter]

seem to remember reading somewhere that mills produced some in aluminium as protypes, which makes sense as he was in the aluminium business

[millsbomber]

http://www.millsgrenades.co.uk/image...mk3%20ally.jpg

Stunning example the only one i have ever seen and handled.

Dave

[roller63]

So are you going to buy the silver one then Dave ?

[spotter]

also Bonnex has a photo of a couple in the following link see post no5 http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/thread...lls-what-is-it