Original British WWI S.M.L.E. Cup Grenade Launcher for Mills Bomb Receiver 1858 Double Action

1858 Double Action

and copies were distributed throughout the country

adopted as the L2A3 in 1955 with over 400

The tunic is constructed of the correct khaki wool

she was scrapped in 1948

Original British WWI S.M.L.E. Cup Grenade Launcher for Mills Bomb Receiver 1858 Double ActionOriginal Item: One Only. This "CUP" style grenade launcher was designed in WW1 for use with the No. 1 Mark III Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle, enabling it to launch a "Mills Bomb" grenade in an arc trajectory. This can shaped launcher would be attached to the muzzle of the rifle and a gas check disc was screwed onto the base of the grenade before the grenade was placed in the launcher. The safety pin could then be removed as the launcher cup kept