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36 M Mills Grenade Ordnance Yellow


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I have to share an unusual ordnance item I just obtained.  It's an No. 36 Mk 1 Grenade painted ordnance yellow.  The paint is absolutely original and is exactly like that of all U.S. HE grenades from c. 1933-42.  I have never seen a Mills in this paint scheme before.  Please share your thoughts.

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Persian Gulf Command

In the last few days, I have made contact with a British Mills Bomb Collector.  He told me that years ago a friend obtained some ordnance, which Aberdeen Proving Grounds was removing from their inventory.  In this grouping were a few U.S. ordnance yellow painted Mills Bombs.  The assumption is that my example could be from this grouping.  So, as you stated some sort of cooperative US/UK commonwealth training exercise could be a plausible explanation.

 

BTW, the British collector states this is the first yellow Mills Bomb he has seen as well.

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