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Dets in Mills grenades

SG500

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Can anyone post some photos of the different types of dets in a 36 Mills grenade please. I've seen drill dets on specialist - I was just wondering what the real ones looked like and what the variations in the different marks were.
Thanks.
Dave.
 
Hi Dave,

here are a couple of pics of a good Drill Det in good condition. It would be zakly the same as a live det but for the word 'drill' on the anvil and the 2 holes at the top of the copper tube.

Andy
 

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Thanks guys, so is this one a real anvil or a drill one?
Its not stamped drill.
Dave.
 

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The Mk111 Drill Dets I have..and I have 100s of them..look the same as live dets I have seen, just painted blue without a live "primer" in them..the Pactice ones I have simply have a copper fake primer.

Dean
 
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