German, WW2, Luftwaffe Aerial Incendiary Bomb, Dated 1938, Marked with Luftaffe Waffenamts, Inert

*German, WW2, Luftwaffe Aerial Incendiary Bomb, Dated 1938, Marked with Luftaffe Waffenamts, Inert*

Approximate measurements: 34.5cm long x 5cm base diameter

A rare German World War II thermite incendiary bomb Inert, with fin and tile breaker nose, the body stamped with various markings including the date. approx 34cm long and weighing only 2.2lb (1kg), to the uninitiated the standard incendiary bomb (IB) must have seemed the feeblest missile in the Luftwaffe’s armoury, but when the weapon was unleashed on Britain it caused fearsome fires which soon came to epitomise the Blitz. The ordnance even attained a nickname – Firebomb Fritz. They were dropped from various sized containers, holding up to 700 bombs each

Body marked: Luftaffe Waffenamt “89” “70K-B1 H/344 38” Luftaffe Waffenamt (indistinct) “42 Rh.S/143 1938”

Head stamped:”AZ 8312*
“11ab Rh.S/143 .38” Luftaffe Waffenamt (indistinct)

*Condition*
In good used condition with clear markings. See photographs as part of the condition report.

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