Mills Grenade New Zealand Experimental

[Tweetie1945]

hi all putting this up as you never know when some new info might come out as struggling to find out anything about it.
New Zealand made mills with two gas check rings, designed from what I understand to alleviate the problem of a standard 36 falling out of cup discharger and going off when lever sprung. This one has no lever and relies on set back and or impact to set things in motion. That was also the downfall as could not be used as a hand thrown grenade.

 

[ron3350]

It is news to me so thanks for the chance to see an experimental grenade I did not know existed. A nice item. Ron.

 

[Basilisk]

There is a little bit that has come up before on the same, or similar, design. Here:

experimental Mills grenade

just because I love it already ... No 36M MK I (experimental) INSCRIPTION 2 BM 941; (plug): 4-40 No 36 M MK I JP&S

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