Zeppelin Incendiaries

[TonyE]

I am looking for a cross sectional drawing of the Zeppelin rope and tar incendiary. I have plenty of pictures but I need to know how it functioned.

All help appreciated as I need it for my thesis.

Thanks
TonyE

 

[Dreamk]

The "tar and rope inendiaries", or to be given their full original name, the "Goldschmidt Incendiary Bombs", consisted of simple metal canisters filled with a mix of thermite, tar, and benzol; then being being wrapped in tarred rope and fitted with a simple fuse.
A sample of this bomb, fallen without igniting at Bury St Edmunds was widely copied amd prduced by the British from 1916 onwards. A percussionn cap underneath exploded on impact. (on the Carbonit bombs, including incendiaries, the Fuze was at the tail, but Carbonit incendiaries were not of the "tar and rope" design)
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/249/media-249680/standard.jpg
Materials
inner cylinder: metal
outer wrapping: rope
Dimensions
general: Height 500 mm
general: Diameter 180 mm
Full Name: (Zeppelin) Goldschmidt Incendiary Bomb
Dr. Hans Goldschmidt, a German chemist was also the scientist who discovered the Thermite in 1893 and the first to find a method for igniting it without explosion.



Various variations of this bomb existed, depending upon the production factory
Zeppelin incendiary bomb (cylindrical)
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30023706
Partly-burnt remnant of German incendiary bomb
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/249/media-249672/large.jpg
Partly-burnt remnant of German incendiary bomb (Stem and base only)
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30020756

 

[TonyE]

Thank you for that. However, I really need a detailed drawing of the construction.

Regards
TonyE

 

[Dreamk]

These are the schematic drawings I have for "zeppelin incendiary bombs" - for the "8.5kg tronconic incendiary" bomb pattern - from French publications of the period

I hope it will help you

 

[TonyE]

Excellent! Many thanks.

Regards
TonyE

 

[SG500]

Of course there is the pottery version.......
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CRESTED-C...ain_China_SM&hash=item3a791781b1#ht_681wt_933
Dave.