Thread: Nose pistol No.873 Mk1

I found vanes of Nose fuze No.873 Mk1 i think,

Anyone some info about the complete british Nose fuze No.873 Mk1?
All pics are welcome.

Many Thanks.

may be of use to you..

Hi
Hope it's what you 've found

Originally Posted by doctor

Hi
Hope it's what you 've found

it is !! thanks.
do you have a pic or cut of the 20lb bomb?

ps also a piece of the cluster container was found:

Originally Posted by spotter

may be of use to you..

Thanks Spotter! perfect information!!

i have this but cannot find anything on the container

Originally Posted by spotter

i have this but cannot find anything on the container

Why is this one in blue?

not yellow?

no idea sorry,,ive just found in Navordop 1665 ..
colour markings..overall body colour Dark green with a 1/2 inch red band around nose and a 1 inch light green band around body

Originally Posted by spotter

no idea sorry,,ive just found in Navordop 1665 ..
colour markings..overall body colour Dark green with a 1/2 inch red band around nose and a 1 inch light green band around body

ok, just curious why this one is yellow then!
not the same but almost..

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/20-pd-bomb-t4310.html

Im wondering if the colour in the drawings which looks blue may be something the artist did or its distorted when it was scanned
ref colour yellow i found this info,again from..navord op 1665.."HE bombs were originally painted yellow by the british.The change to dark green was made about the same time that the united states changed to olive drab,consequently yellow bombs may still be found" document dated 1944