Old BOMB

[BOMBSaway1980]

We were cleaning out the old shipping container, And were trying to get a positive I.D. On this item.

 

[spotter]

looks like a 25lb cooper bomb
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...ox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&sa=N&um=1

 

[BOMBSaway1980]

British Pre WWII?, It was in a box full of old British fuzes and grenades.

 

[Weasel]

Hi Bombsaway1980,
Sounds interesting don't have a picture of the rest of the box do you?
I reckon you could be right there Spotter it looks pretty close, is that a wooden tail section?
Best regards Weasel.

 

[doctor]

hI
it's a British 20Lbs COOPER HE Bomb (no 25Lbs) used since WWI
Remained bomb were always used Since WWII

 

[BOMBSaway1980]

With it we were able to ID a british NO.39 MK 1 rifle grenade, a NO. 34 III hand grenade, British nose pistol No. 29 and Tail pistols No. 28 and No. 30.

 

[BOMBSaway1980]

the tail section is wood

 

[waffenamt]

Looks a lovely example. I reckon its quite a rare beasty too?

cheers

waff

 

[jayteepee_1999]

If you are wanting to get rid of it, I know where it would be best placed...

 

[waffenamt]

If you are wanting to get rid of it, I know where it would be best placed...

Stall I-7 at this years Beltring?


cheers

waff

 

[XtremeRescue]

There is one without the fuze on display at the Air Armament museum at Eglin, but the tail section is busted.

 

[Madbomber31]

Here some drawings of the fuze and the bomb.