Missileman
Well-Known Member
Hello all
I have to ask this question because I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else, so I apologise if this topic has already been discussed elsewhere.
I am relatively new to collecting grenades yet have been fortunate enough to acquire a small number in a reasonably short space of time and have been helped along immensely by other well respected and well known grenade collectors and members of this forum, so I thank those of you in advance....but....
The one thing I'm trying to figure out when purchasing a Mills grenade, and I guess this applies mainly to the No36's is this...
How important is it to have the main casing, arming lever and base plug all from the same manufacturer?
I've seen so many grenades for sale that seem to simply be a mixture of parts to make the whole, yet have seen others where all the parts, let's say manufactured by Kenrick, are all present on the same bomb.
Should I be put off buying for instance a good No36 if the casing, base plug and arming lever are from differing manufacturers, or is just getting a good clean and original finished example all thats required?
It would seem to me that having all the parts from the same manufacturer would make a nice grenade, yet I believe, maybe wrongly, that grenades were often assembled from bins containing castings, plugs and arming levers from a variety of suppliers.
Like I've already mentioned, I guess this applies more to the No36's than No5's or 23's as only the 36's were cast with the casings stamped by the maker?
Any and all guidance would be much appreciated.
Regards
Mike
I have to ask this question because I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else, so I apologise if this topic has already been discussed elsewhere.
I am relatively new to collecting grenades yet have been fortunate enough to acquire a small number in a reasonably short space of time and have been helped along immensely by other well respected and well known grenade collectors and members of this forum, so I thank those of you in advance....but....
The one thing I'm trying to figure out when purchasing a Mills grenade, and I guess this applies mainly to the No36's is this...
How important is it to have the main casing, arming lever and base plug all from the same manufacturer?
I've seen so many grenades for sale that seem to simply be a mixture of parts to make the whole, yet have seen others where all the parts, let's say manufactured by Kenrick, are all present on the same bomb.
Should I be put off buying for instance a good No36 if the casing, base plug and arming lever are from differing manufacturers, or is just getting a good clean and original finished example all thats required?
It would seem to me that having all the parts from the same manufacturer would make a nice grenade, yet I believe, maybe wrongly, that grenades were often assembled from bins containing castings, plugs and arming levers from a variety of suppliers.
Like I've already mentioned, I guess this applies more to the No36's than No5's or 23's as only the 36's were cast with the casings stamped by the maker?
Any and all guidance would be much appreciated.
Regards
Mike