Original British WWI SMLE Cup Grenade Launcher for Mills Bomb 18th Century Salisbury Plain

Salisbury Plain

These cases are extremely hard to find

Gun and carriage were designed to be broken down into their basic parts so they could be transported by pack animals (4 mules) or men

in the process

and is made from over 30 precision-machined parts

Original British WWI SMLE Cup Grenade Launcher for Mills Bomb 18th Century Salisbury PlainOriginal Item: Only One Available. This "CUP" style grenade launcher was designed in WW1 for use with the No. 1 Mark III Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle, enabling it to launch a "Mills Bomb" grenade in an arc trajectory. This can shaped launcher would be attached to the muzzle of the rifle and a gas check disc was screwed onto the base of the grenade before the grenade was placed in the launcher. The safety pin could then be removed as the launcher