Original British WWII Mills Bomb No. 36M MKI Cutaway Training Grenade - Inert French Edged Weapons which was polished out in

which was polished out in places

It features a Heavy Stamped steel two-piece hilt with a muzzle ring designed to fit captured Belgian M1889 Rifles

The kingfisher style hilt (hulu) appears to be ivory but in fact is beautifully carved polished bone

Operations began in February 1944

Although the M1904 haversack was outdated by World War I

Original British WWII Mills Bomb No. 36M MKI Cutaway Training Grenade - Inert French Edged Weapons which was polished out inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an very nice BATF approved totally inert example of a No. 36M MkI Grenade, cutaway and painted for training. This type was known as the "Mesopotamian" variant due to its shellac coating which was designed to keep moisture and humidity out of the detonator's fuse. The No. 36M was the British army's standard hand grenade during WWII, and long afterwards. This example was fully cleaned and turned into a training