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This object is on display in World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

Object Details

Date

1914-1918

Country of Origin

Germany

Type

ARMAMENT-Bombs

Physical Description

Steel WWI German mortar fragmentation bomb. Cast segmented body with fuse housing at fron and cylindrical body extending to the rear with riveted sheet metal fins attached. Painted gray-green.

Dimensions

3-D: 31.8 × 8.2 × 8cm (12 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.)

Materials

Steel

Inventory Number

A19900131000

Credit Line

Transferred from the United States Army, Ordnance Museum

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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