B1 incendiary produced post-war as training aid

[ASD]

Further to the posts concerning the steel copies if the B1 incendiary made for - but seemingly not used in - the Battle of Britain film, does anyone know the history of the aluminium training aids produced post-war (possibly within the last 20-years but I have no details whatever). I've attached some images and I'd be keen to hear who produced the copies and for whom they were intended. (I assume when new there may have been a spring, striker and other internal components?)

 

[Bombdoc]

Not sure, but they are defiantly a training aid with an SKU number..

All I can think of is that they were made for either the RAF EOD school or DEODS at Chattendean..

Possibly made by the Ammunition Repair Methods Development Unit (ARMDU) who used to make a lot of short run ammunition related items such as these...

 

[Burney Davis]

Isn't a SKU number just a retailers stock number?

 

[ASD]

Not sure, but they are defiantly a training aid with an SKU number..

All I can think of is that they were made for either the RAF EOD school or DEODS at Chattendean..

Possibly made by the Ammunition Repair Methods Development Unit (ARMDU) who used to make a lot of short run ammunition related items such as these...

Thanks for the replies. I assumed the designation was applied by the seller. (I've just looked on their website and SKU prefaces many of their items. <https://sallyantiques.co.uk/product/wwii-cut-away-german-incendiary-bomb-e-o-d-training-aid/> ) In terms of DEODS, I never saw anything similar there; but there was no shortage of wartime B1s. I am struggling to see why MoD would have such a niche, simple and time-expired item fabricated so long after WW2. In terms of the ARMDU theory, would it not have stamped the item for audit purposes? The two examples of the aluminium B1 I have seen have no markings. So, where do we go from here? Thanks again. A

 

[Burney Davis]

I could be wrong but I thought The Military Man (Dug up) made a limited number of these (or something very similar) a few years ago just to show the fuze workings.

 

[Fuzeman]

Further to the posts concerning the steel copies if the B1 incendiary made for - but seemingly not used in - the Battle of Britain film, does anyone know the history of the aluminium training aids produced post-war (possibly within the last 20-years but I have no details whatever). I've attached some images and I'd be keen to hear who produced the copies and for whom they were intended. (I assume when new there may have been a spring, striker and other internal components?)

These copies were made by Dug Up

 

[ASD]

These copies were made by Dug Up

Thank you for that. Do you know, were they made for a specific requirement or general sales?

 

[Burney Davis]

Thank you for that. Do you know, were they made for a specific requirement or general sales?

General sales.