Help with WW1 bomb identification.

[stecol]

Greetings to all,

I would like to bring to your attention this aircraft bomb, probably dating back to the First World War.
It is a bomb of the class of 10-12 kg (around 25 pounds).



Overall lenght: 420 mm (16.55 in.)
Body lenght: 320 mm (12.5 in)
Max body diameter: 110 mm (4.37 in.)
Tail span: 140 mm (5.5 in.)
Arming vane span: 90 mm (3.54 in.)

The tail is dark green color and traces of the same color are also on the body.
There are traces of red paint on the end of the body at the tail level.

The device is completely inert.

I was not able to identify neither the model nor the nationality.
Could you help me to identify this ordnance, please?

Many Thanks
stecol

 

[millsbomber]

What a Beauty, the body looks very similar to the British Hales bombs from WW1 but i have never seen one with that type of tail and arming prop, is there any fuse inside,,,,,, Dave

 

[stecol]

Hi Dave and Thank You,

There are only the vane, its shaft and the screw plug, no fuze at all.
Who deactivated this baby made a scrupulous work.

Me too, at first, thought it was a Hales, but comparing it with what I found in the forum I had to discard this idea.

Regards
stecol

 

[stecol]

Any ideas ?