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Money Box Grenade
Seeing a recent thread regarding a No 36 grenade has prompted me to post a few pictures of this grenade that has been converted into a money box. The body is very well preserved and it almost seems tempting to restore it to a complete inert grenade casing by replacing the base plug and filler plug. However I will leave it as is because I have not seen these money box converted grenades advertised for sale often.
I believe that this is a No5 casing, I know the lever is, but the vendor seemed slightly unsure if it was a No5 or No36 casing.
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07-04-2017 04:05 PM
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It could be a #5 because the divots for the safety lever are further forward on a #36 that the #5...
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What were the instructions for withdrawing your money from it F10 "Pull pin, wait for change!" 
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I believe that there was a bit of a commercial enterprise converting these into money boxes although it was a somewhat limited size for that purpose. The base plug threads appear to have been partially machined out so that a plug doesn't actually screw in; a form of deactivation, together with the slot. I would guess that the money box grenade had a cork inserted into it's base to retain the coins inside.
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I know a Scot who could make use of that, who has really deep pockets, cos he never buys a drink 
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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Gil Boyd
I know a Scot who could make use of that
So...he needs a grenade to blast the coins out of his pockets...or blast his wallet open?
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Its a No5 with a No23 Lever..... I'd be happy to pay up to £60 (if I had any spare cash)
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