INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1 1918 Dated Mills No.36M MK1, Hand Grenade by The Falkirk Iron Company. - O 1898 INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1 1918 Dated Mills No.36M MK1, Hand Grenade by The Falkirk Iron Company. - O 1898 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an excellent, original, 1918 dated WW1, Mills No 36, Hand Grenade made by the F.I. Company. The 36M refers to the pattern of Grenade 36 M originally 'Mesopotania' and the fact they were waterproofed. The body of the grenade is made of cast iron and is in excellent condition and has cast into it below the filling plug the manufacturers name of F.I.Co (Falkirk Iron Company). The grenade also has the mould number ‘2’ under the fly off lever. The grenade is fitted with a brass filling screw. The cast iron base plug which has cast into it NO36M T.A.&S (T.Ashead and Sons of Dudley. Worcestershire). 8 18 (August 1918 date). The base plug is threaded for a baseplate to enable it to be used as a rifle grenade and still retains some of its original protective nickel plated finish. The grenade is fitted with the correct striker and fly off lever which has stamped into it F.I. Co. This is a nice original well stamped WW1 display item. 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 1898