Bomb ID

[SimonF114]

Hi all,

I hope someone can help me.
I was recently sent the attached photos and was asked to help ID this bomb by someone, whose grandfather had owned it since the Second World War. However, it has left me a little bit stumped!

The bomb is made of ceramic, and appears to have a 1917 date in the middle oval lozenge. It has an oval loop it the 'tail' end, and is roughly 16 inches long in overall length once complete.

Can someone help ID it and put to rest a long time family mystery?

Many thanks,

Simon

 

[Dreamk]

This is nice - a ww1 hand dropped practice bomb, probably one of the very first dedicated practice bombs ever made.
It sounds logical, After all, the first UK bombs were hand-dropped and some remained in used almost till the end of ww2, for instance the 16lb Mk1:


The regular practice bomb at the end of ww1 was the 9lb Mk1, made of iron, and 18in long:

 

[SimonF114]

Many thanks for your reply! I'm pretty sure you must be right. It's certainly a strange one, I can't find anything about this myself, and others I've asked have been stumped!

Many thanks indeed,

Best regards,

Simon