British Mk I 100lb Anti-submarine bomb c1940

[Dronic69]

I have only found one example of the No7 Pistol. in Australia. I say rather hard to find. Dated 1918.

Thanks Ron - I expected they would be "scarce" here in Oz - wondering if the UK guys have some views on this?

 

[Dreamk]

Are those pages from AP1661? Thanks

They come from "British Bombs and Fuzes" Nov 1944 USNBD

 

[Olif917]

Are those pages from AP1661? Thanks

No, it's not this one.

 

[Olif917]

Are those pages from AP1661? Thanks

British bombs – Fuzes, Pistols and Detonators of WW2

In this blog I have collected together comprehensive information on British WW2 aerial bomb fuzes and pistols. What’s the difference? A fuze contains a charge of its own to initiate the main …

stephentaylorhistorian.com

 

[Dreamk]

The site https://stephentaylorhistorian.com/2018/03/03/british-bombs-fuzes-pistols-and-detonators-of-ww2/ has simply uploaded copies of pages from the USNBD manuald - Always look for original sources not for web sites that upload material taken from other sources without mentioning their origin - the origin may be a good one as in the present case, but may be a totally fantasy one - I'll just mention the iconic case case of the Stankovic so-called "106kg" bomb on the web as an example of such fantasy.
here for insance 2 pages from the original USNBD - you can see at once the source of this website
The original USNBD manual can be downloaded from the excellent BulletPicker site:

https://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/USNBD-British-Bombs-and-Fuzes.pdf

 

[WATU]

Thanks folks. I missed the last couple of replies somehow.