Luftwaffe 'BUTTERFLY BOMB'

[Bill Grist]

Please enjoy this Luftwaffe SD2A 'Butterfly Bomb'.. The German butterfly bomb of WW2 was a anit-personel cluster bomb. Usually 24 SD2As were packed per cluster bomb.. The SD2A weighed 2 Kilos. and several different fuzes were used the one pictured uses a M41 fuze which can be set for air Burst or impact.. Other fuzes were anti-disturbance. Once the Butterfly Bomb was armed there was NO disarming it.. It had to be blown in place by Bomb Disposal Personal..Enjoy this -INERT- Luftwaffe Bomb.. BILL

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2. arming sequence

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3... the wind then opens the wings and the wings extend to the end of the spindle turning the spindle approx. 10 times to arm the bomb..

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4 Markings on Body

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5 Markings on 'WINGS'

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6 M41 Fuze

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7 Empty Body

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8.. Butterfly

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Bill, I have always fancied owning one of these, but I am very wary of them for the good reasons you mentioned Nice item and one that you don't see very often.

Cheers, Ade.

[Bill Grist]

9.. (DANGER UXB) Many were caught in power lines, gutters, trees, etc..

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[Zünder]

Vicious little monster....

There's an american version as well, so watch out for the right markings when buying one.

[Matt Starr]

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Marcel

Vicious little monster....

There's an american version as well, so watch out for the right markings when buying one.

Hello Marcel, Yes; the USA had a almost exact copy called the M-83.. It came out in the 50s and is almost an exact copy of the German SD2A...BILL