Tubes found at luftwaffe depot

[dennisch9944]

Hello all.
We have found some tubes on a luftwaffe bomb/ammo depot.
Maybe you guys can help me to find out what they are ?
The diameter is 40 mm , on the photos is the size marked.
Thanks in advance
Gr
Dennis

 

[Yodamaster]

Hello all.
We have found some tubes on a luftwaffe bomb/ammo depot.
Maybe you guys can help me to find out what they are ?
The diameter is 40 mm , on the photos is the size marked.
Thanks in advance
Gr
Dennis

Hi Dennis,
I think they are bomb whistles. See attached photo

 

[Yodamaster]

Hello all.
We have found some tubes on a luftwaffe bomb/ammo depot.
Maybe you guys can help me to find out what they are ?
The diameter is 40 mm , on the photos is the size marked.
Thanks in advance
Gr
Dennis

I think they are bomb whistles. See attached photo

 

[dennisch9944]

I think they are bomb whistles. See attached photo

Hey Yodamaster
I think you could be right about that .
Many thanks for you reply
Greetings
Dennis

 

[dennisch9944]

This is one with a point attached... the ones I found are different, maybe not complete
Gr Dennis

 

[AKON_]

It could be a variant of gerat Jericho..
Akon

 

[Yodamaster]

This is one with a point attached... the ones I found are different, maybe not complete
Gr Dennis

Here two other pictures of Jericho Gerät

 

[dennisch9944]

Many thanks for the photos and information.
Are there any documents with the measurements of the jericho gerät? So I can compare them with the ones I have found ?
Thanks in advance
Grtz Dennis

 

[Dreamk]

Lenght 14" (355mm) diameter 1.5" (38mm)
Though diameter is compatible, I am doubtful:
The jericho gerät were usually made of a card board tube with tappered wood nose and cylindrical wood base.
To the best of my knowledge, German documentation mentions only this cardboard version.
Allied intelligence dcumentation mentions that some were made from scrap ww1 bayonet scabbards. These had three triangular cuts made in the edge of the steel scabbard.




For information the US Navy copy of this device "Bomb Whistkle Mk1 Mod1" was 1.5" diameter (38mm) and 15.5" length (394mm) and made of sheet metal.

 

[AKON_]

The German types are two-piece in the drawing with the bombs. There certainly had to be development variants, i.e. other solutions.In the picture, when preparing the bombs for the hanger, it has only one part (the front part is removed? ). The devices are turned longitudinally for stabilization (the air holes are not equally rotated) ... and are attached with a screw through the stabilization wing (2x)
Detail picture dennisch9944
implementation 1 , 2 , 3
Akon .

 

[dennisch9944]

Hi dreamk I can see why you have doubts... but if you look close the size of the tubes are almost right. And the little hole is on the right spot .
Grtz
Dennis

 

[dennisch9944]

Hi but they sure look a like of the US navy type