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U.S.N.B.D. - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES; PYROTECHNICS; DETONATORS
OBSOLETE BOMBS

 

 

 

 

 

BRITISH

FUZING

Nose Pistol No. 19

250 LB. G.P.

 

Tail Pistol No. 22

 

Tail Pistol No. 17

COLOR & MARKINGS

Yellow overall with ½" red

 

band around nose, 1" light

Mks I, II & III

 

green band around body;

 

 

longitudinal green bar on

(Obsolete)

 

body and tail indicates

 

 

explodering scheme.

 

TAIL NO.

No. 1 Mk I (Mk III only)

 

OVERALL LENGTH

54.2 in.

 

BODY LENGTH

28 in.  

MAX. BODY DIAMETER

10.3 in.  

WALL THICKNESS

0.6 in.  

TAIL WIDHT

10.2 in.  

TOTAL WEIGHT

247 lbs. (TNT)  

CHARGE/WEIGHT RATIO

27%  

BODY CONSTRUCTION:

Streamlined steel casting or forging threaded at the nose to take a nose adapter which holds the central exploder tube; at the other end of the casting is a threaded base plug through which the exploder tube passes. Welded to the end of the casting is a streamlined section of thin metal, containing no explosive, but which is tapered to take the tail ring. The exploder passes through this section also.

TAIL CONSTRUCTION:

Truncated cone which fits over rear section of body and is held to it by a lock nut over the exploder tube. Four mild steel fins are fastened to the cone and are reinforced by a cylindrical strut.

SUSPENSION:

Single suspension lug secured to body by four screws.

EXPLOSIVE CONTENTS:

Detonator: Instantaneous

Exploder: T.N.T. and C.E. pellets

Filling: 32.5 lbs. T.N.T., or 30 lbs. Amato 80/20

REMARKS:

Tail fins are usually painted red when time pistol is used.

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