German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Shed find ! German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Shed find ! German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Shed find ! German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Shed find ! German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Shed find ! German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Shed find ! German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Shed find ! German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Shed find !

German 1kg B1E Incendiary bomb - Shed find !

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 example is a recent shed find from a location just outside Wantage, Oxfordshire and displays evidence of being dropped with dents and bruises to body and nose. 1937 dated with manufacturer and inspection marks to body and nose. Nose removable to display the internal striker assembly etc. Body still retains a small amount of the original silver finish although most of the body is now oxidised but stable. Tail Fin is present and again bruised and dented from the effects of being dropped. now suffer from corrosion but again stable. Good to find an item with a provenance.
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Code: 12653

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