INERT German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb.

The standard German 1kg incendiary bomb dropped on the UK in profusion and the baine of the Civil Defence services. Filled with thermite and made from electron magnesium and intiated by an impact fuze, the I.B. burnt with a fierce heat and intense white light.
This 1938 dated example has clearly come to earth with stress marks to nose and deformed tail. Bomb has partially ignited with hole to body and a tarry residue to one side where presumably something like roofing felt has melted when ignition began. Body profusely stamped with manufacturer's and inspector's marks with similar markings to nose cap. Tail vanes distorted with only small areas of original paintwork remaining.
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Code: 11657