The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hand-thrown anti-tank grenade. Originally, two hemispherical steel casings protected an inner explosive charge. The charge was encased in a glass flask, and covered with a fabric envelope, impregnated with a highly adherent 'sticky' glue-like material. A handled was fastened to the inner charge, allowing it to be thrown. When thrown, the flask shattered, allowing the explosive to conform to the surface of the tank, and the sticky adhesive was intended to hold the explosive in place until it detonated.
This example consists only of the outer casing and a ring-pull which fastens the two casings together.
In a desperate effort to stop tanks smashing through Australian lines on the night of 27 August 1942, anti-tank rifles, mines, and sticky bomb grenades were sent to the front. Troops using sticky bombs had to get close to the tanks, and remove a protective clamshell casing before throwing the bomb. The grenade’s explosive charge was covered in a sticky fabric envelope, meant to stick to the target. After a number of sticky bombs were thrown at tanks with little effect, troops opening cases of bombs found they were missing their primers.
Green rectangular steel box with rounded corners used to store and transport five Number 74 'sticky bomb' anti tank grenades. The box is hinged at three points and opens through 180 degrees into two h
No 7 Mk 1 tail fin for high explosive and general purpose bombs. The tail assembly consists of a mild steel cone which fits over the base plate of a bomb casing and is secured to it by four spring cli
A No 36M Mark 1 HE (high explosive) grenade for booby trap use. The No 36M grenade is essentially the same as a No 36 HE grenade except the 36M was fitted with an instantaneous detonator rather than t
A 100 pound Mark IV aerial bomb casing. The 100 pound Mark IV bombs were high explosive bombs designed for anti-submarine warfare. This is a bomb body only without a nose fuze or a tail assembly. The
Replica, fabricated from timber, of a 4lb Mk III incendiary bomb. Length 21.4 inches, hexagonal shape, 1.67 inches across the flats. Painted silver, with dull red nose. Two 1/2 inch black bands sepa
Replica, fabricated from timber, of a 4lb Mk III incendiary bomb. Length 21.4 inches, hexagonal shape, 1.67 inches across the flats. Painted silver, with dull red nose. Two 1/2 inch black bands sepa
