A “capable of exploding” World War 1 bomb was discovered on a beach in the United Kingdom by a young boy

An Army technical expert who went to investigate it determined it was a live WW1 “Mills Bomb” hand grenade. According to the social media post, the grenade was transported to Crawfordsburn Country Park and detonated in a controlled explosion.

In the caption, the officers said, “We contacted ATO who attended and confirmed it was an unexploded World War 1 “Mills Bomb” hand grenade. We accompanied ATO to Crawfordsburn Country Park where a controlled explosion was carried out.”

They added, “This was a live grenade that was capable of exploding. A big thank you to the young lad who found the grenade and alerted police and thanks to all involved.”

According to The Independent, when it was invented in 1915, the Mills bomb grenade was the first-hand grenade issued on a significant scale in Britain.

Unexploded bombs from WWI and WWII are still discovered on occasion, despite their rarity. A World War II-era grenade was discovered on a conveyor belt at a hot chips facility in New Zealand earlier this year.

Parts of Soho in Central London were evacuated in 2020 when a suspected unexploded WW2 bomb was discovered. A 7-foot German explosive was also detonated off the shore of the Isle of Wight in 2019 after being caught in a fishing net.