Inert German WW2 SD1 Cluster Bomb

~ Inert German WW2 SD1 Cluster Bomb ~

The fuse is stamped AZ (73) A3 (the AZ being a date code for October 1940) and 'br 9' (the 'br' being the manufacturer code for Mathias Baeuerle, Laufwerke GmbH, St. Georgen, Black Forest).

~ SD1 ~

When the Germans over-ran France in the wake of the invasion of May 1940, it is said that one of the spoils of war was around two million 'bomblets' . he SD-1 was the world's first tactical cluster bomb. Each canister was packed with a number of individual bomblets; the canisters were shaped like a standard high-explosive bomb and could therefore be carried in quantity by a regular bomber aircraft, or on racks under the wings. Fitted with a timed fuse, the canister would detonate above the ground, spreading its contents over a reasonably wide area and creating more damage than would be possible with a standard higher explosive content single bomb.

~ Condition ~

Please refer to the images for condition, a good example.

~ Dimensions ~

The bomb is 17 cm (6.5 inches) in length.

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