Jam tin grenade
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The double cylinder, Nos. 8 and No. 9 hand grenades, also known as the "jam tins", are a type of improvised explosive device used by the British and Commonwealth forces, notably the Australian and New
Reproduction of a trench improvised explosive device in a milk tin, and a similar manufactured double cylinder grenade
Two ANZACs surrounded by empty cans cutting scrap metal to fill in Jam tin grenades
Mills bomb
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"Mills bomb" is the popular name for a series of British hand grenades which were designed by William Mills. They were the first modern fragmentation grenades used by the British Army and saw widespre
Jam tin grenade
…experience to build improvised grenades including the Jam tin grenade, which was later standardized for mass production as the Nos 8 and 9 until the Mills bomb could be produced in sufficient numbers for the troops. The grenade was an inner can of explosive with an outer can of metal fragments or bearing balls…
Mills bombs. From left to right : No. 5, No. 23, No. 36
An officer of the British Salonika Army demonstrates how to "lob" a Mills bomb during the First World War
A worker manufacturing Mills bombs during World War I
No. 5 Mk II Mills bomb