where to find mills bombs?

Well, a kindly CGNer was nice enough to point me to a very reasonable mills bomb that is missing the spoon and pin, but has everything else there. Also have located a base plate for launcher.

Now who has repro spoons and pins?
 
Re: the mills bomb

Is this what you're looking for? The pic might not be the greatest, but on the base it reads "No36 M Mk1" below the threaded hole it reads "E.E.03 (arrow)40. The bomb itself is deactivated (naturally) but it was never drilled out or damaged cosmetically in the process. I don't know if the spring in the striker is original, as it seems rather weak.
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That's a proper mills bomb, yes. And that base plug is the ww2 type. The base plate is another thing altogether. It's a steel disc that screws onto that base plug to launch the grenade from a launcher cup.
 
OK, well I got a grenade in today from another CGN'er. I had thought it would be a No.32 Mills bomb, but oddly enough it's not. It's a nearly complete No.23 MkII Rod-type mills bomb. The pin holes are intact too, not broken off as is so often the case.

It's missing the spoon, pin and rod, but nevertheless this is a really rare grenade made in April 1917.

Sadly, I still need a No.32 Mills bomb with base, so if anyone has two and wants to add a really rare mills bomb variant to their collection, please pm me to arrange the trade :)

Considering the unliklihood that many of these No.23's are floating around, I'll be looking to trade this one for a complete No.32 grenade (i.e. complete with spoon, ring, and launcher base).

In the meantime, hope you guys like the pics of it!

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On another note, anyone know where I can find a No.5 or No.23 grenade spoon (lever) or a Mills bomb pin? Repros would be fine as well. (the spoon is different than the No.36 spoon).
 
Claven2 said:
On another note, anyone know where I can find a No.5 or No.23 grenade spoon (lever) or a Mills bomb pin? Repros would be fine as well. (the spoon is different than the No.36 spoon).
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Hank usually has them on his table at the shows here in Calgary. PM me on the 8th or 9th as a reminder to check the Easter show. It's on the 10th April.

At least I know he had the 36 lever and pins, and thought he had the #5. I can check.
 
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JS: All the ones I see online are resin castings, not metal ones suitable for robbing bits off.

Koldt: VERY much appreciate the offer. Anything you can do to assist is GREATLY appreciated!!

Ron
 
I'm planning on taking my camera to take a pic of his bins of stuff. I've got a table, so hopefully get it on Thursday and post here for guys to make a shopping list. After Friday, I probably won't be here on the board as I've got some fixing of stuff I have to do for guys that are coming to town for the show and bringing broke stuff.

Plus I think Klunk is staying at my house, and some wobbly pops will be cleared out of my fridge and lies to be told..
 
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