World War II Painted Practice Bomb - 20844

World War II painted black Practice Bomb. Measures 47 1/2"H x 8" D, weighing 14lbs. This practice bomb simulates a General Purpose bomb of the same size. It is constructed of light sheet metal, approximately 22-gage, formed by rolling a rectangular sheet of metal into the form of a cylinder approximately 8 inches in diameter, and spot-welding the seam. The rounded nose is pressed from the same metal, as is the tail. The tail portion ends in box type fins, which is welded to the cone.