Butterfly Bomb.

The Butterfly Bomb (or Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD 2) was a German 2-kilogram anti-personnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe which first made an appearance in Britain on a raid on Ipswich in 1940. It was used more widely against targets such as Hull, Grimsby and Cleethorpes during 1943.
This example was made in 1942 and is fitted with a type 41 fuze which has a ' Zeit ' ( time ) setting which would detonate the bomb in the air, approximately 5 seconds after being armed. The ' AZ ( Aufschlagzünder - impact ) setting triggers detonation when the bomb hits the ground.
This example has clearly been recovered and cleaned showing evidence of ( now absent ) corrosion with the remains of the original finish to actual bomb. All protective wings are present with operating springs in good working order with evidence of manufacturing details, codes and inspection marks to various components. Whilst not ' museum ' standard, still a difficult and uncommon item of ordnance to find in any condition and with a price several hundreds of pounds cheaper than an example in original condition.
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Code: 13515