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Blown Up No 5 Plug

Millsman

Millsman

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The plugs I tend to see that have been from exploded grenades tend to be from 36's and I've rarely seen blown up No 5 plugs.

Yesterday I was talking to a metal detectorist who was showing me a bag of finds. In it was the plug from my favourite make Morum & Co. Dated 11/? it's one of the rarer plugs with the larger threaded hole for the rod.

This plug may open the door to a prevuously unknown WW1 grenade range in Kent.

John
 

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Nice one John,

you just dont see No5s or 23s like this, especially well cleaned. You would have thought that with an exploding Mills the least line of resistance, if you can call it that is just to blow the plug off.
Nice one, i like it.

Andy

ps. Bought another Gibbons today.
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Another one? Is there some guy in Sussex making them?

What's interesting about this plug is that it hasn't just blown out but this great lump of brass has been broken asymetrically by the blast. The threads are distorted badly. Must have been a big bang.

John
 
What's interesting about this plug is that it hasn't just blown out but this great lump of brass has been broken asymetrically by the blast. The threads are distorted badly. Must have been a big bang.

John[/QUOTE]
They do indeed go with a big bang .:tinysmile_twink_t:
 
What is interesting is that the damage to this plug is far worse than that you normally get with a Mills 36 plug that is made of softer material. With the 36 plugs the threads are damaged and there is sometimes some distortion but they are never shattered.

John
 
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