Necessity of Mills bombs during WWII (Manufacturing issues)

[fat tony]

Take a look at this interesting bit of historical information!

http://www.lexpev.nl/grenades/middleeastasia/newzealand/nzmillsgrenades.html

SB

Scott Brothers Christchurch NZ manufactured No.36's.
During the Second World War the company manufactured munitions including several million hand grenades, half a million two inch mortar bomb bodies, and ammunition boxes and also enamel drinking mugs for the forces.



At that time much of the manufacturing equipment needed could not be imported so Scott Bros built the lathes needed for machining the grenades.
Pictured are two HE Scott Brothers Grenades,one with shellack finish the other with Black enamel paint, Scott Brothers also made drill grenades. All are identified by SB below the filler plug.

Very interesting. My dad used to tell me of some friends he had in Belgium who ran a company that reverse engineered factory equipment from notes, sketches and photographs they took while touring German factories.