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The bomb has a cylindrical, plated body of light-gauge metal. A steel nose is threaded onto nose spigot and held In position by a securing: screw. A compression chamber in the nose of the bomb collapses if the bomb is roughly handled, and so reduces the possibility of rupturing the seams of the bomb.
The tail is screwed onto ;i tail spigot which contains the charging bole and is cJosed by the charging hole plug. Adhesive tape provides art external seal between the tail and the bomb body. The after end of the tail is closed by a closing cap,
The inside of the bomb usually has a protective coating of bakelite varnish, and the areas around the charging-hole plus and body seams, also the adhesive tare, are painted with khaki detector paint, which turns red when exposed to gas.
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