ArtilleryManiac1916
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Hi everyone , wich model does this come from , i assume its Sc tail , regards.
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German 50 kg bomb tail id
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Nice images. The tail does indeed have many of the characteristics associated with an SC50kg tail and, bit of a bonus, the holes for the Gerat Jericho are visible. Do you know where it came from?
Others will know more about tails fitted to the 50kg range but might your example possibly come from one of these: the SBe50E, the combined HE and incendiary C50, the C50A, the NC50D or the Bl C50?
Though the diameter of the cone would still be nominally 200mm, the holes for the fixing screws seem too low for a SD70, so probably not that. I take it there is no indication of any coloured paint other than the dark shade of green(?)
Re: the perforated wooden disc. Can you please post an oblique image with it in position? I seem to remember once seeing something similar in, I think, the tail from a SC50B (the guteklasse III)? At the time I assumed it had been added for display purposes - but maybe not. The NC50D may also have had a wooden baffle to accommodate the AZ46 tail fuze and cable. However, the tails were rarely the end I was interested in and it was a while ago!
All the best. A
Others will know more about tails fitted to the 50kg range but might your example possibly come from one of these: the SBe50E, the combined HE and incendiary C50, the C50A, the NC50D or the Bl C50?
Though the diameter of the cone would still be nominally 200mm, the holes for the fixing screws seem too low for a SD70, so probably not that. I take it there is no indication of any coloured paint other than the dark shade of green(?)
Re: the perforated wooden disc. Can you please post an oblique image with it in position? I seem to remember once seeing something similar in, I think, the tail from a SC50B (the guteklasse III)? At the time I assumed it had been added for display purposes - but maybe not. The NC50D may also have had a wooden baffle to accommodate the AZ46 tail fuze and cable. However, the tails were rarely the end I was interested in and it was a while ago!
All the best. A
Just to add, the copy of TM 9-1985-2 I've skimmed has been less help than I hoped re: tail construction! However, on p.58 is the following form of words. Could these be relevant to your example?
'...The base plug is secured to the bomb body by eight screws and is pierced by five holes. The fuze is located over the central hole by four brackets welded to the fuze and the base plug. Beneath the plug and covering the filling is a thin metal plate also pierced by five holes: 4.5 inches from the tip; from there, four one-inch white bands run back to the shoulder. "N. C . 50" i s stenciled o n the body and is believed to be an abbreviation for "Nebel Cylindrisch 50kg" (Smoke Cylinder 50 kg).'
However, I am not seeing the 4-holes in the cone (marked '22' on the diagram from Lone Sentry)
All the best. A
'...The base plug is secured to the bomb body by eight screws and is pierced by five holes. The fuze is located over the central hole by four brackets welded to the fuze and the base plug. Beneath the plug and covering the filling is a thin metal plate also pierced by five holes: 4.5 inches from the tip; from there, four one-inch white bands run back to the shoulder. "N. C . 50" i s stenciled o n the body and is believed to be an abbreviation for "Nebel Cylindrisch 50kg" (Smoke Cylinder 50 kg).'
However, I am not seeing the 4-holes in the cone (marked '22' on the diagram from Lone Sentry)
All the best. A
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ArtilleryManiac1916
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The tail is being shipped from italy with a legend that it comes from an Sd 50.
These are the only photos i have.
Im currently restoring sd 50 body , and im in demand of proper tail.
Heres the Sd 50 body that im restoring.
P.s its empty , dont ban this.
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ArtilleryManiac1916
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What a great project! I am more familiar with the 'sleeve' design of tail for the SD50. I would say, as in my comment on the SD70, the holes for the fixing screws are to close to the base of the cone. However, I will look a bit closer at the SD option.
All the best. A
