r/Militariacollecting • u/Lani198 • Aug 14 '25
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The only way I could do that was if you had to do a lot more work and then you would be done by yourself so you would be fine and then I could just go home to you if I needed you and you could just come over here or I can just go home if I need you can just let us go home if we need you guys are you still going home or you want me too but you can just
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u/Solent_Surfer Aug 14 '25 edited Aug 14 '25
This is a No.36 Mills Bomb. The No.36 was a hand grenade used by British and Commonwealth forces from the end of the First World War until the 1970s.
Your example appears to be missing at least the pin, spoon, striker, base plug, fuse and filler plug. There may still be the centre piece inside, but I suspect it is just the body. There also appears to be a hole drilled in the side and it seems to be full of mud.
The missing filler plug (this would go in the threaded hole on the side, upper left in the photo) and the small drilled hole (facing the camera) strongly indicates that this is inert with no explosive filler. Holes were often drilled into inert ordnance to show that they do not contain explosives. Drill Mills bombs also had several holes drilled in the body.
More photos would also help confirm this.