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title: Mills Bomb Grenade, WWI
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21472/mills-bomb-grenade-wwi/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-12-15
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# Mills Bomb Grenade, WWI

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## Image File

[![Mills Bomb Grenade, WWI](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21472.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21472.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph showing the interior of a Mills Bomb hand grenade, a weapon developed during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18). When the ring was pulled and the hand lever released, the spring-like striker hit the percussion cap below which then began the delayed chemical fuse which would, in turn, set off the detonator and the explosive material after five seconds. (Imperial War Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, December 15). Mills Bomb Grenade, WWI. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21472/mills-bomb-grenade-wwi/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Mills Bomb Grenade, WWI." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 15, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21472/mills-bomb-grenade-wwi/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Mills Bomb Grenade, WWI." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Dec 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21472/mills-bomb-grenade-wwi/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30022852) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 15 December 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.