Mills Bomb Question

joe n

joe n

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I have a good friend who has a Mills Bomb, legally deactivated wartime example, in very good condition. I would like to offer him market value for it. May I ask what these are going for these days? Thanks in advance:)
 
joe n said:
I have a good friend who has a Mills Bomb, legally deactivated wartime example, in very good condition. I would like to offer him market value for it. May I ask what these are going for these days? Thanks in advance:)
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I used to collect 'em until they got unreasonably expensive.
Of course, value like anything depends on the condition, completeness, manufacturer and accessories. For example, a 36M from WW2 in okay shape (with markings) can be had for $100 or so. A WW-1 No. 5 (or 23 with a discharger rod) in good condition, would be double that, or more.

These days, it depends on how much you're willing to pay.

And of course, be careful as there are alot of fakes out there. Be sure to check the baseplug for dates and mfg names/codes. Lately, there have been newly manufactured versions made for re-enacting that have been aged and marked to pass for originals.
 
$100 is certainly the bottom end of the prices for no36Ms these days. At best, you may see them for $150, and they have started to hover around the $200 mark.

I have a half dozen or so for filling the stowage bins in my Bren carrier.
 
You might do a search for re-enactment suppliers in the U.K. Unfortunately I lost the website, but there is a firm there that does resin replicas. There is a Brit magazine called "skirmish" that caters to the re-enactors.
I assume that's what you want it for.
 
The one I have came out of my dad's old army stuff.
When I found it, I noticed that it had two holes drilled in the side of it, so I figured that it was deactivated. As I was playing with it, I pulled the pin, then the spoon flicked off it!
YIKES!
I was downstairs inside, and I very nearly threw it out through a plate glass sliding door window.
Scared the poop out of me for a moment.
 
The value of a No. 36 M Mk. I (the correct name by the way, and the M in the middle stands for Mesopotamia) now sells for about $125 to $175 Canadian in BC. The drill models with holes in sides and painted blue are less valuable.

I used to throw these No. 36 M Mk. I hand grenades away ... because they were live and the army was supplying them for that purpose. Of course we had to clean and prime them first.
 
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