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practice bomb??????

paul the grenade

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Anyone know what this beast is?
I have no sizes at the moment, just the pics.
Its empty with holes in the side.
Cheers, Paul.
 

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HI
Color red + EX for me it's german, possible model for SD 2 practice, !
 
I agree that the color and markings, if original, appear to be German. Never having seen a German item like this though, I am reminded of an item I once saw in an Italian aviation museum. It seems like it was a similar sized spherical Italian bomb identified as used in Libya in the 1930s. It would take me a couple of days to see if I can find the picture, maybe someone else has it handy?
 
Correct, thanks. Not exact by any stretch, but came to mind when I saw the first item.
 
Noting the top and bottom links, is there any possibility that Germany experimented with their own version of barrage balloon bombs?
 
is that what appears to be a coil spring? could be just a window sash weight
 
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