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Old style us and british bomb fuzes

BOMBSaway1980

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Found these and thought I'd share them, I know the US fuzes well, But the british pistols I ID them but I would like to know what bomb or bombs they belong too.
 

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hello

On the top, it seem the british WWI rifle grenade N39
I don't know the mortar.
And below, from left to right, pistol 28, pistol 29 , pistol 53.

So, pistol 28 on bomb : GP 250 Lbs, GP 1000 Lbs, GP 4000 Lbs, MC 250 Lbs, MC 500 Lbs, MC 1000Lbs, MC 4000 lbs, AP 450 lbs, AP 2000 lbs, SAP 500 lbs MK.

pistol 29: small AP FRAG bombs (AP FRAG 20 lbs, AP frag 40 lbs), and some 100, 250 and 500 lbs bombs

pistol 53 : delay pistol, but without anti-removal system.
 
Sorry about the rifle grenades they were not Supposed to be in the thread. but thank you for the knowledge.
 
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