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Re: 1937 British practice Bomb-11½lb
Denis - 22.01.2008, 00:121937 British practice Bomb-11½lb
Here is an image of my 1937 dated 11½lb RAF practice bomb
I bought this one for £16, Last year, one sold on ebay for £70 :shock:
All I need is a universal bomb carrier so I can hang it up in the hallway, I'm sure my wife will love it ;)
The nose striker is in fact pushed into the main body of the bomb. my next job is to free it off repaint it, and source the correct safety pins with labels.
The internals, which are the same for either 11½ or a 10lb example..
Re: 1937 British practice Bomb-11½lb
Roy N - 04.08.2008, 22:05
Hi Denis,
what happened to the photos? :n66:
Cheers
Roy
Re: 1937 British practice Bomb-11½lb
Denis - 27.08.2008, 02:49
Re-instated Roy, for some reason my photobucket lost quite a few images!
Re: 1937 British practice Bomb-11½lb
Roy N - 27.08.2008, 17:30
Thanks Denis,
i have been given part of a 10LB practice bomb (found on the same beach as the cannon shells posted in the "general" forum.)
this one is dated 1943
i personally would not have touched this if i had found it. luckily its empty :roll: .
the markings are just in front of whats left of the mounting ring.
10LB T
PL 43
10LB is weight,
T, i guess means training?
43 date of manufacture
does anybody know what the PL stands for? im thinking its the makers mark
Re: 1937 British practice Bomb-11½lb
Pathfinder - 27.08.2008, 19:02
Roy,
"P L" should be the code of the manufacturer. I have a code list of WW2 ammo, but this letter is not in the list.
Hope this helps :roll:
Regards
Nils
Re: 1937 British practice Bomb-11½lb
Denis - 27.08.2008, 19:54
Mine is also PL but with 37 as the date. but, my example is stamped 11½ Lb
I have added a picture showing the internals to my original post.
Roy, these are not quite that dangerous, although they shold be handled with care. The striker pin is forced back upon impact, detonating a small cartridge that explodes and sends smoke up the tailpipe.
The rangemaster can then record the hit within the target area. The front half, what you have,is filled with lead and the striker mechanism. It is the tail part that holds the cartridge ;)
Re: 1937 British practice Bomb-11½lb
Roy N - 28.08.2008, 17:17
Denis, Thanks for the info and the diagrams.
i understand the bottom split pin is the safety, but what it the purpose of the pin at the top?.
i realise these things are not very dangerous but what i meant was, i would not have played with it until i had identified it.
i have also read that some were filled with white phosphorus and so should be treated with caution.
Nils, thanks for looking, ive checked some makers markings but ive not been able to find out who used the P L mark either
Cheers
Roy
Re: 1937 British practice Bomb-11½lb
Denis - 28.08.2008, 19:23
Roy,
The larger pin with the tag is the actual safety pin. this would be removed before takeoff and the pins held up for the pilot to see.
The smaller pin is a shear pin, and would keep the weapon safe on the rack until it was dropped. On impact the force of the nose hitting the ground would shear the pin, allowing the striker pin to be forced back detonating the cartridge.
Re: 1937 British practice Bomb-11½lb
Roy N - 28.08.2008, 21:00
that makes sense. a second safety feature. cheers again Denis :n108:
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