This image shows a German trench mortar gas bomb used during World War I. It features an iron tube holding a safety fuze, hexagonal nut, iron disc, felt disc, welded joints, wood disc, burned joint, and 89mm lead container walls that are 12mm thick. The bomb contains a steel tube with a bursting charge, detonator, and black powder bursting charge. It also has a sheet iron that is burned and a lead screw plug burned after closing, along with welded joints.

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Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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