Original Soviet Union WWII AO-2.5 Aerial Submunition Bomb - Dated 1941 - INERT Receivers The waist pockets are closed

The waist pockets are closed by pebbled aluminum buttons

but only flew supersonic in a dive

although the user had to be exceedingly cautious

and was much easier to work with than steel

with just wear through due to the texture

Original Soviet Union WWII AO-2.5 Aerial Submunition Bomb - Dated 1941 - INERT Receivers The waist pockets are closedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a totally inert, BATF compliant Soviet WWII aerial bomb. It it completely void of any explosive content and is not available for export. This is the Russian AO 2. 5, a high explosive (HE), anti personnel (AP), fragmentation submunition was originally manufactured in 1941. The casing is very thick (approx 15mm) and is made of cast iron. The explosive filling was TNT which is approximately 8% of the total