WWII Australian Aluminium Sea Marker Mk.III

[BOUGAINVILLE]

Here is a WWII Australian Aluminium Sea Marker Mk.III that I scored a few weeks ago.

 

[eodda]

The suspension lug and safety pin arrangement is reminiscent of Practice Bombs of that era - probably because they were dropped from the same type of bomb carriers....

eodda

 

[kahu1]

Nice ,i've got one of these as well, still full of aluminuim powder, ... that just gets everywhere!
Any stencilling on your one?

 

[BOUGAINVILLE]

Mine doesn't have any stencilling.

 

[kahu1]

A bit dented but it is 70+ years old!

cheers
Bob

 

[paul the grenade]

how do they work??

 

[kahu1]

Much like a practice bomb , they have a small detonator burster that ruptures the casing, and the filling of powdered aluminium creates a slick on the water surface,to be visible from the air.

 

[jvollenberg]

Are there any markings on either of these that make it Australian? Just curious.

Joe

 

[Antoon]

how do they work??

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