Grenades
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INERT DEACTIVATED. VERY RARE, Early WW1, British Number 1, Mark I Hand Grenade. Sn - 20652 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a very rare British Mark I, Number 1 hand grenade that was in use at the start of World War 1. The Grenade, Hand, No. 1 was the first British hand grenade used in World War I and was designed by Martin Hales at the Royal Laboratories in 1908. The grenade was based on reports and samples of Japanese hand grenades during the Russo-Japanese War provided by General Sir Aylmer Haldane, who was a British observer of that war. The number 1 hand grenade had a brass cylinder body mounted onto a wooden block and had a 21.75” beech wood handle attached that enabled it to be thrown at a target. This block is stamped R L over 1 (Royal Laboratories Mark 1) and a makers mark E&S stamped into it. The grenade weighed 2 lb and had an impact-detonated nose percussion fuse with a safety pin and removable brass safety cap at the nose. When thrown, the grenade had a cloth streamer that enables it to stabilise during flight and land nose down to detonate on the target. This is a complete, early Mark I, Number 1 hand grenade with the long handle and cloth streamer. The body is complete with a brass belt hook and fragmentation ring which has the original buff painted finish to it. The firing cap covering the fuse is complete with its original copper safety pin with a small elongated slot at the straight end which still has part of its original black cloth safety tab which engages with the slot in the safety pin to stop the pin falling out accidentally thus making the grenade easy to arm itself by the cap rotating from the safe to the firing position. The brass safety cap is stamped REMOVE TRAVEL & FIRE and these correspond to a red pointer on the main body to indicate the state of the grenade. This is a superb, difficult to find and original Number 1 mark I hand grenade with the full length throwing handle. See pages 9 - 15 in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 20652 £1,250.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW2, 1940 Dated, Mills No 36M MK1, Hand Grenade. - O 1933 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an excellent, WW2, 1943 dated Mills No.36M MK 1, hand grenade. The 36M refers to the pattern of Grenade 36 M originally 'Mesopotania' and the fact they were waterproofed. The zinc base plug is marked No36 M MK 1 43 (1943 date) and the manufacturers monogram of S in a hexagonal lozenge shape. The base plug is screwed for a rifle grenade base plate. The inner primer holder is made of aluminium as opposed to a zinc alloy, not having the Z stamp in it for a zinc alloy. The alloy filling plug is stamped with a crowfoot. See pages 111-119 in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1933 £325.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1, 1915 Dated, Mills No 5 MK 1, Hand Grenade By H, & T. Vaughan, Willenhall. - O 1913 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an excellent, original, 1915 dated WW1, Mills No 5 MK I, Hand Grenade made by H & T V (H, & T. Vaughan, Willenhall). The body of the grenade is made of cast iron and is in excellent condition. The grenade is fitted with an alloy detonator and firing pin holder. The grenade is fitted with a brass filling screw and has the correct steel fly off lever. The grenade is fitted with a cast alloy base plug is which stamped No 5 MK I H & T.V, H LTD (H, & T. Vaughan, Standard Works, Willenhall) 11/15 (November 1915 date) . The grenade has the mould letter A cast into the rear under the fly off lever. See pages 41-46 in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1913 £345.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. RARE, Early WW1, September 1915 Dated, No5 MK 1 'Centre Cast & Lathe Finished' First Pattern Mills Hand Grenade By CAV (C.A,Vandervell & Company). - O 1912 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a scarce and early example of the first type centre cast, lathe turned No5 MK 1 Mills hand grenade. The cast iron body has centre cast line directly under the brass filling plug as opposed to the slightly later ones where the casting line under the filling plug was omitted. The grenade was lathe finished after being cast and this gave it a very smooth and uniform finish which was labour intensive and was soon stopped. As a result the segmentation on these early grenades is markedly more defined than on later grenades. The alloy base plug is marked with No 5 MK 1 9/15 date (September 1915) and the manufacturer oval monogram of CAV (C.A,Vandervell & Company, Warple Way, Acton Vale, London W3). This is a scarce nicely marked early WW1 1st Pattern Number 5 mark 1 Mills hand grenade. See pages 41-46, ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert grenades in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1912 £595.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1, 1916 Dated, Mills No 5 MK 1, Hand Grenade By W.E.Blake Ltd. - O 1899 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an excellent, original, 1916 dated WW1, Mills No 5 MK I, Hand Grenade made by T.H. Holt of Rochdale. The body of the grenade is made of cast iron and is in excellent condition. The grenade is fitted with an alloy filling screw. The grenade is fitted with a brass base plug is which stamped No 5 MK I WEB Ltd (W.E.Blake Ltd, Rose Bank Works, London, SW6) 1/16 (January 1916 date) and a crowfoot . The grenade is fitted with the correct first pattern striker without the slot which was soon updated with a slot to aid in the combustion of the fuse. The grenade is fitted with a cast alloy filling screw fitted and the correct early firing pin. This is a nice original well stamped WW1 display item. See pages 41-46 in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1899 £345.00 |
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INERT. Rare, WW1, British, Cast Iron, Mills No 5 MK 1 Practice Hand Grenade Resembling The Mills No 5 MK 1, Hand Grenade with Lever. - O 1893 INERT. This is a rare, original, WW1, Mills No 5 cast iron practice hand grenade resembling the Mills No 5 MK I, hand grenade with lever. The grenade is made of cast iron with a hollow interior. The grenade has not been threaded of a base plug and cast into it is the fly off handle to give the realistic look of the Mills grenade. The grenade has the fragmentations cast into it as per the Mills grenade. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1893 £245.00 |
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INERT. Rare, WW1, British, Aluminium, Mills No 5 MK 1 Practice Hand Grenade Resembling The Mills No 5 MK 1 Hand Grenade with Lever. - O 1894 INERT. This is a rare, original, WW1, aluminium Mills No 5 practice hand grenade resembling the Mills No 5 MK I, hand grenade with lever. The grenade is made of cast aluminium with a hollow interior. The grenade has not been threaded of a base plug and cast into it is the fly off handle to give the realistic look of the Mills grenade. The grenade has the fragmentations cast into it as per the Mills grenade. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1894 £245.00 |
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DEACTIVATED INERT. German, WW2, 1Kg Incendiary bomb. Sn. - 20430 DEACTIVATED INERT. This is an original German WW2 1Kg Incendiary bomb that was air dropped in containers by German bombers in WW2. The bombs were used to great effect in the German Blitzes during the early part of WW2 against British cities. The bombs were made of a magnesium alloy body including the fuse holder and would burn brightly and furiously once ignited. The bombs filling was thermite which burns at a very high temperature, ignited the magnesium body. The bombs body has three tail fins of pressed steel with a steel reinforcing ring at the tail. The assembly is soldered together from four pieces of pressed steel and are held to the bomb by 3 short steel screw pins. The bomb fin assembly retains some of its original faded light grey painted finish which is held on by 3 screw pins. This example is stamped on the body S4 in a square Rhs 184 51 Rhs 143K S4 in a square 52K III Rhs 143 K 54. The alloy nose fuse is stamped AZ8312 47 Rhs over 143 k. The bomb is complete with its rare to find aluminium thermite container under the fuse head. See pages 27 and 139 in German Air Dropped Weapons to 1945 by Wolfgang Fleischer. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert incendiary bomb in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn. 20430 £375.00 |
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INERT DEACTIATED. British, WW2, Rare, 4 Pound Incendiary Bomb. - O 1886 INERT DEACTIATED. At the start of WW2 with the firebombing of British cities by the German Luftwaffe in the 1940/1 Blitz much information was used from the German method of dropping incendiary bombs followed by high explosive bombs which would spread the fires, injure/kill the firefighters/rescuers and their equipment. The British 4 pound incendiary bomb was developed by ICI in 1934 after various trials including the German incendiary bomb. The design was finalised with a all hexagonal bomb with a magnesium body filled with thermite, a flat steel tip and pressed steel hexagonal fins. This bomb could penetrate the roof and 1 to 2 upper floors of a normal building. This is a rare British 4 pound incendiary bomb with the normal flat bottomed type. The bomb measures 21 inches in length including the pressed steel hexagonal tail fins. The bomb is complete with a pressed steel tail fin assembly including the alloy fuse holder that would have originally screwed onto the rear of the incendiary bomb. The bomb has traces of the original black stencilling to one of the sides including the number A/EB ???? 14262. The pages 60, 61 and 88 in the reference book ‘BOMBS GONE, The development and use of British air-dropped weapons from 1912 to the present day’ by Wing Commander John A, MacBean and Major Arthur S. Hogben. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1886 £395.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. British, WW2, Rare, 4 Pound Tile Breaking Pointed Steel Tip Incendiary Bomb. - O 1885 INERT DEACTIATED. At the start of WW2 with the firebombing of British cities by the German Luftwaffe in the 1940/1 Blitz much information was used from the German method of dropping incendiary bombs followed by high explosive bombs which would spread the fires, injure/kill the firefighters/rescuers and their equipment. The British 4 pound incendiary bomb was developed by ICI in 1934 after various trials including the German incendiary bomb. The design was finalised with a all hexagonal bomb with a magnesium body filled with thermite, a flat steel tip and pressed steel hexagonal fins. This bomb could penetrate the roof and 1 to 2 upper floors of a normal building. This is a rare British 4 pound tile breaker incendiary bomb with a pointed steel tip as opposed to the normal flat bottomed type. This would enable the bomb to penetrate roofs easier instead of bouncing on to the ground where the roofs were very steep which were more frequent in the continent as opposed to British roofs. The bomb measures18 inches in length are the same length as the normal 4 pound incendiary bomb so that it could be packed into canisters. The steel nose is 3 ½ inches in length instead of the normal 1 ¾ inches and has been turned to a point. The bomb is complete with an undamaged pressed steel hexagonal tailfin assembly. See pages 60, 61 and 88 in the reference book ‘BOMBS GONE, The development and use of British air-dropped weapons from 1912 to the present day’ by Wing Commander John A, MacBean and Major Arthur S. Hogben. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1885 £495.00 |
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