Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Bomb Tail firing cap, Around late 1938 to 1945
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A cone shape at the base section with a cylinder section on the top half made of brass and is screwed onto the rear section of and Arial Bomb.
There are 2 leavers either side of the cylinder section which open out after the bomb has been dropped from a plane ,this helps slow the bombs decent and with a brass propeller at the very top of the devise helps to activate the firing pin and arming the bombThere are a number of Japaness markings on the cone section with some numbersww2 japaness bomb arming mechanisum