whats it

[shopdog]

I KNOW ITS NOT AN INDIAN PEICE FOUND THIS WHILE OUT ARTIFACT HUNTING WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS LOOKS LIKE A SMALL BOMB. KINDA FREAKED ME OUT DIDNT WANT TO PICK IT UP AT FIRST its almost 11 inchs long and made of cast iron

 

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[seger98]

Looks like a toy bomb, how big is it?

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Thats pretty sweet!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Looks like a toy bomb, how big is it?

It doesnt look like a toy to me. Nothing in the pic for size though.

 

[lostcauses]

appears to be a practice bomb for air craft, early type.

 

[pcolaboy]

I was going to say rifle grenade but now I agree that it more closely resembles a practice bomb.

Check out the one at this site: http://flickr.com/photos/8126909@N08/2332286922/

Nice find.

Pcolaboy

 

[Flintfinder of Mo.]

Is it heavy, like a lead bullet? It does look like a bomb. This is way out of my league. Very cool find, especially while out rock hunting. John

 

[seger98]

Still looks like a toy size to me, until I see it with something to judge the size, it only looks like it's a couple of inches long!

 

[Goodyguy]

I used to play with one similar that used caps. But yours looks much heavier. Mine had a place to insert the caps behind a little plunger that would strike the cap and make a loud bang when the bomb would land after being tossed into the air or dropped from above.

 

[ivan salis]

knowing its size would help greatly to id it.

 

[Neogeo]

It says it's about 11in. long..Is that in line with the pratice bomb?

 

[seger98]

It says it's about 11in. long..Is that in line with the pratice bomb?

He added that after we all asked, I'd still like to see a ruler sitting next to it! Still looks like it's rather small to me!

 

[DCMatt]

Practice bomb - shown are British, but you get the idea...

DCMatt

 

[Montana Jim]

It would look nice with daisys in it.

 

[Monty]

That's an iron practice bomb. A small charge is placed in the nose and it explodes and makes a puff of white smoke. That way a "spotter" can tell how close the bomb was to the target and score the pilot's delivery. It is designed to simulate the same glide path of a real 500 lb dumb bomb. I was stationed on a bombing range in the Air Force and we use to pick them up off the strafing range so they wouldn't cause ricochets. Of that I am 100% sure. Monty

 

[lostcauses]

As in early I mean as in the kind dropped out of the plane by hand.. WW1 or so..
Yet Monty may know more than I do.. LOL

 

[Monty]

They still used them until the advent of smart bombs and I suppose they still do if practicing dropping standard unguided ordinance. Could date anywhere from Korea to present? Monty

 

[seger98]

Still looks like a toy, can't be that hard to take a picture with a ruler next to it!

 

[romeo-1]

Still looks like a toy, can't be that hard to take a picture with a ruler next to it!

He said it was 11 inches long...why do you think he would lie about that Sheesh!

 

[seger98]

I didn't say he was lying Sheesh.... And I wasn't the only one that asked Sheesh