Kilroy was Here
Well-Known Member
This is another new addition to the collection thanks to one of my good overseas friends :tinysmile_twink_t2:
It's an improvised A/P mine made from a Soviet cluster bomblett that was used in the "Molotov's Breadbasket" air dropped "cluster" bomb. It has a special adapter to install a MUV mine fuze. I believe the "Breadbasket" cluster bombs had about 70 of these little bombletts contained inside them.
This bomblett does not have any marking cast into the body, but there are some numbers stamped into the tail fins that are hard to read. It weighs 5lbs15oz and is about 15 inches long without the adapter and fuze.
A very interesting improvised mine, now one of my most interesting and very favorite items.
I hope you will enjoy the photos, I believe they are not too common to see.
Do other members also have an example to show?
Regards, Steve
"Dr.Ruby"
It's an improvised A/P mine made from a Soviet cluster bomblett that was used in the "Molotov's Breadbasket" air dropped "cluster" bomb. It has a special adapter to install a MUV mine fuze. I believe the "Breadbasket" cluster bombs had about 70 of these little bombletts contained inside them.
This bomblett does not have any marking cast into the body, but there are some numbers stamped into the tail fins that are hard to read. It weighs 5lbs15oz and is about 15 inches long without the adapter and fuze.
A very interesting improvised mine, now one of my most interesting and very favorite items.
I hope you will enjoy the photos, I believe they are not too common to see.
Do other members also have an example to show?
Regards, Steve
"Dr.Ruby"
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