Original British WWI SMLE Cup Grenade Launcher with Inert "Battlefield Pickup" Mills Bomb No. 36 Mk. 1 Grenade

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice serviced used "CUP" style grenade launcher, complete with an Inert "battlefield pickup" condition No. 36 Mk. 1 Grenade with attached base plate. The 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. Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF-approved manner so that they cannot be used as ammunition components for destructive devices, are not considered NFA weapons. This example is in total compliance and is NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT. The 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 cup kept the safety-spoon in place. The operator inserted the blank cartridge into the rifle before