INERT. American Vietnam War Era Dummy Napalm Bomb Igniter Fuse. - O 1676 INERT. American Vietnam War Era Dummy Napalm Bomb Igniter Fuse. - O 1676 Other Ammunition

INERT. This is a scarce Vietnam War era dummy napalm bomb igniter fuse. The grey fuse is an instruction dummy fuse and was fitted to the front of a napalm bomb to give an airburst instead of contact burst when dropped which would prove more effective over vegetation and troops in the open as opposed to it igniting on contact. The top of the fuse has an alloy 4 vaned arming propeller with a safety pin attached to a split pin to stop the propeller rotating is transit. The lower circumference if the fuse is closed by a pressed steel crimped on course threaded right hand screw thread This fuse retains much of its original grey painted finish and is stencilled in white round its circumference INERT. The base of the fuse is engraved with the number 592004683 and has a 12mm slotted screw head to one side. The fuse is approximately 4 inches diameter with a height of 4 3/8 inches. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert bomb fuse in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1676