Originally patented by golf club designer William Mills in 1915, the Mills bomb was adopted by the British Army as its standard hand grenade in 1915, and designated as the No.5.
Originally patented by a golf club designer William Mills, the Mills bomb was developed and manufactured at the Mills Munition Factory in Birmingham, 1915. The Mills bomb was adopted by the British Army as its standard hand grenade in 1915, and designated as the No.5.