WW1 Era Mills Bomb Hand Grenade – No23 MK1 Falkirk Iron Co

This is a very nice example of a WW1 Mills hand grenade made at the Falkirk Iron Co possibly in 1916 as it has 10/16 to the base plug, below is a good history for the Mills, this example comes in very good condition for its age, the brass base plug has been cleaned up revealing all of the relevant information, it measures 4 inches long. 'Mills bomb' is the popular name for a series of British hand grenades which were designed by William Mills. They were the first modern fragmentation grenades used by the British Army and saw widespread use in the First and Second World Wars. The Mills bomb underwent numerous modifications. The No. 23 was a No. 5 with a rodded base plug which allowed it to be fired from a rifle. By 1918 the No. 5 and No. 23 had been declared obsolete Shipping to UK mainland only