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Which bomb fuze is this?

Hey Pete!!! this it a No.38 Mk.I Nose Pistol ,for F 20 lb bomb without parachute and GP 40 lb bomb without parachute Gru Harry
 
Pete

It's not a No.38 Pistol, but I don't know what it is!!! If you do find out I'd like to know, because I've had one of the same vane caps for years and can't identify it!! It's interesting that it doesn't have any body threads for fitting to the bomb/flare which would tend to preclude a whole range of the normal weapons. Aren't there any markings on the body?

Regards

eodda
 
The bomb it was attached to was what i know as a Childs bomb, i'm not sure if this the correct term though!

Cheers

Pete

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Waow !
First one I hear of this bomb ! What's this for a bomb ? It let me think on the US incendiary bombs with his retractable tail, but that the only think that I can think about it !
The fuze is apparently member of the Pistol No 44 serie. But the function of a same pistol is difficult to imagine on a little bomb like that !
What are you thinking of that ?

Yoda
 
I'm told that the child bomb was a chemical one and tried out at Porton Down.
It never went into service.

Chris
 
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