230 Lbs

[taucher]

Hello flyboys,

Whe found a WWI 230Lbs bomb whit N°5 pistol.

Nothing new,but to our surprise (and whe were lucky) the pistol whas a long delay N°5.

This works like a N°17 long delay pistol used in WWII.

Nowbody of us ever heard of this pistol so whe started searching.

Whe found out it whas called a N°5 Mc Alpine long delay pistol.

This pistol has never been found and i think it never will be.But never say never.

Info is scarce about this pistol and i wonder if any of you flyboys have any info on it.

Any thing is welcome.

Thanks

[taucher]

A picture of the restored bomb.

The tail is new and also the colors

[Terry_Reeves]

Taucher

There are at least two versions of the McAlpine Long delay fuze, but essentially the striker was held back by a piece of wire. A capsule of acid was broken over the wire and eat its way through it. The thicker the wire, the longer the delay of course.

TR

[taucher]

Terry,

The ampulle broke when whe pulled the pistol out.

Thy have also a anti whitdrawel in them.

That there where severale versions i didn't know so thanks for that.

Have you any idee where you got this info from?

Thanks