INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1 1917 Dated No.23 MK ll Mills Hand Grenade by W.B.. Sn - 21641 INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1 1917 Dated No.23 MK ll Mills Hand Grenade by W.B.. Sn - 21641 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a nice WW1, April 1917 dated No.23 MK ll Mills hand grenade. The grenade was first introduced in 1916 and declared obsolete in 1918, being replaced by the number 36 Mills grenade. The cast iron base plug has cast into it No 23 MK ll 4 17 (April 1917) and the manufacturer W.B. The grenade has the mould letter C cast into it under the fly off handle. The grenade is fitted with the correct fly off lever and large safety pin ring. See pages 73-79 in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. No licence is required to possess this inert grenade items in the UK if retained as part of a collection or displays. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21641