Probably been in the ground for over 100 years..
WW1 Relic Mills grenade split in half.
WW1 "Sectioned" Mills Grenade.
Probably been in the ground for over 100 years..
WW1 Relic Mills grenade split in half.
And clearly it was live and primed when it was buried vis the plunger and compressed spring still in place!by The Devil's Bank
Intriguing.
Regards
Mark
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
Well, no doubt about it being deactivated
Nice relic!
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Wow! It still has the spoon attached. I wonder what cracked it.
Very Cool!
Do you know where it was found?
Semper Fi
Phil
Freezing and thawing or did a farm implement strike it?
I've no idea to be honest, although Ypres (?) if I remember correctly, comes to mind, when I think back.
I'm probably wrong though.
Got a base plug for it (on the way) just to hold it together a bit better.
If it screws in properly...
Base plug number 23 - DF & Co. (Dudley Foundry).
Won't screw in properly at the moment, needs a bit of filing inside to accept the plug.
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