BOMBS USED IN

FUNCTIONING

ARMED CONDITION

FUZES USED WITH

ARMING TIME

MAX. BODY DIAMETER

OVERALL LENGTH

COLOR

DESCRIPTION:

The pistol consists of a brass body, steel striker, and safety cap. The upper part of the body has 6 notches to receive the stop pin of the safety clip. The lower end is of reduced diameter to fit into the detonator. There are twelve depressions around the psitol body to hold the tab locking device. The striker is threaded on the upper end to take the pressure plate, and on the lower end there is a blunt firing pin. An aluminum shear wire passes through the striker and psitol bodies and holds up the striker. The steel safety cap is slotted to receive the safety clip which goes through these slots and under the pressure plate. Under the safety cap is the safety cap spring which ser-eves the throw the cap free when the safeyt clip is removed. The safety pin passes through the ends of the arms of the safety clip.

OPERATION:

Before the bomb is put in the plane the safety pin is removed. The safety clip is re-moved upon release and the safety cap spring throws the safety cap free. The pistol is now armed, and upon impact the shear wirew is sheared and the firing pin is forced down on the detonator. When used in the 250 lb. Small Bomb Container, the arming forks are removed when the bombs are placed in the containers.

REMARKS:

(1) The No. 29 pistol is like the No. 34 except that it has no holes in the top of the vane cap, and it has a bronze shear wire.

(2) The No. 29 is an obsolescent pistol and is being coverted to the No. 34 because the spring cannot push the cap off.

(3) Later issues of pistol No. 29 Mk. I have holes cut in the safety cap, making it identical to pistol No. 34.