INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1, Rare, German, 12.5kg P.u.W (Prufanstalt und Werft der Fliergertruppe) Incendiary Bomb. Sn 23465 INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1, Rare, German, 12.5kg P.u.W (Prufanstalt und Werft der Fliergertruppe) Incendiary Bomb. Sn 23465 Various Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a very rare WW1 German 12.5kg Zeppelin and aircraft incendiary bomb developed in 1916 to produce an accurate bomb by the P.u.W. (Prufanstalt und Werft der Fliergertruppe) Test Establishment and Workshop of the Aviation Troops. P.u.W bombs were developed from 1916 onwards to overcome difficulties with earlier crude aerial bombs and were considered as the prototype of the modern aircraft bomb due to their superior aerodynamic performance brought on by streamlining and construction. The tail fins were mounted at an angle to help spin-stabilise the bomb as it fell and also to activate the centrifugal nose fuse. The bombs were made of steel instead on cast iron or sheet steel and used the fins to spin stabilise the bomb for greater accuracy a bonus was the spin activated the nose fuze. P.u.W bombs were made in various sizes up to 1,000kg. This incendiary bomb measures 750mm long with a diameter of 90mm the bomb has 8 radial vents in the nose section and 3 further vents in the bombs pressed steel and rivet tail section to dissipate the flames from the incendiary mixture. The bomb was activated by a percussion brass nose fuze. The body retains some of its original black painted finish to the fin assembly. The price for this rare WW1 aircraft incendiary bomb includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert bomb in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23465