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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie48 View Post
    I'm surprised you would still find any
    The odd one shows up, usually they don't last long in the shop here. He had three show up and they didn't go cheap. The days of $30CDN for one of these is dead as Julias Caesar. $175CDN and up...parts are very scarce.
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    $400/AU is the going rate for them here Jim well thats what people are asking and getting at the show last Sept in Perth they were at the $450 mark........

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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    $400/AU is the going rate for them here
    Wow...but I'm not too surprised. Doesn't matter, when I decide to sell them I'll ship them to you and we'll figure it out. I'd have to send them in pennybits though, multi packages...
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    They were made in Chatham, Ontario during WWII. I can't remember the name of the factory. I have an inert one that was found in a barn near where I grew up in Kent Bridge. It took many years to find the internal parts for it. I still need to bead blast and paint it the correct bronze color.

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    While all of the parts seem to be marked with makers logos I think it'd be false to try to get all one year etc etc for grenades due to the fact that the casings were cast at a contract foundry, they're machined somewhere else, lionished somewhere else etc etc. Same as the striker levers, base plates, filling plugs, alloy internal filling and fuze housing. Then held in store at the filling factory where they're assembled by the zillion, filled, and sealed with the dynamite and filler plug then varnish. I don't know where they're boxed ready for issue but it's either at the Ord depot or the Ammunition depot.........., and then off to the regional Ammo depot. But in the great scheme of things there's not even a chance in hell that you'd find a grenade with all, say, 1955 parts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Dickicon View Post
    They were made in Chatham, Ontario
    Frost & Woods was there and Chat co. There are others I think... I have two different ones Canadianicon and one UKicon.
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    Here's a site I was seeking. Hope we can remember I posted this here as the markings and makers are all there and too the different models. Some of the rare types will make Cinders weep...with desire...

    Mills grenades
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    I know I'm a bit old hat and all that but I could never really understand what the need for change was. The old No36 was a real killer - providing you got a chunk of it - and simplicity itself to teach, arm and throw. I'd say that it was probably the cheapest killing machine known to the Army. Made out of the cheapest shxx there could ever be. Cast iron, frangible or sintered mazakicon alloy and what else?

    BAR, Muffer - did you teach this? How many Mil Trg lessons?

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    Yes your right there Jim a most fascinating collection that collector has. Bookmarked the site...........

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    How many Mil Trg lessons?
    Grenades were about 6x40 min lessons as I recall, less the range time proper. Yes, I taught the #36 but only for recognition. The last stocks were thrown as I was told my my pal in '77...don't even know why we were still teaching them in '80. I had to bring in mine to show them the correct grenade with markings.
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