Original British WWII Mills Bomb Grenade Crate with Fuze Can and Bottom Plug Wrench - Dated 1943 Category_Lock Assembly at a time when they

at a time when they started using different materials for the outer finish

642 being the highest number noted

they are unfortunately long gone

original correspondence and more

which is amidst an infantry scene

Original British WWII Mills Bomb Grenade Crate with Fuze Can and Bottom Plug Wrench - Dated 1943 Category_Lock Assembly at a time when theyOriginal Item. Only One Available. "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. This is an outstanding 1943 dated crate for the storage of 12 Mills hand grenades. The side of the crate reads: 12 GRENADES HAND LOT 873 NO 36M MK 1 RA 9 43 12 DETS LOT 101 D8