Leonidas Bomb Timer

[Geronimo]

Cronografo A Ritorno... One of the many bomb timers from the 2 WW, Leonidas, made for Italian bombers.





Here are two pages out of Konrad Knirims book;



and a few random pages lifted from the web ;-)




Regards

Jimmy

[Carlton-Browne]

Congratulations, I've always fancied one of those. Didn't Mark020 turn up one of these recently - Or did you make him an offer he couldn't refuse?

[Geronimo]

I didn't see him offering his, I bought mine straight from an Italian dealer...and it wasn't cheap either

[flugzeit]

Fantastic... congratulations!

-flugzeit

[EDNX]

This is a very nice adition to an Air Force Collection. I wonder if the Germans used Timers like this?

[Geronimo]

I don't know the answer to your question Felix, but it's a good addition to any collection ;)



Jimmy

[River Rat]

Jimmy nice Leonidas Bomb timer

[fotopetar]

I am watching and collecting pictures of military watches and I can say german pilots doesnt use stopwatches like this.Only Italy pilots used this type of stopwatches.
German pilots used B-Uhr watches and Hanhart and Glashutte chronographs!

[EDNX]

The B-Uhr was a Navigation instrument, that's why it is marked with Fl.23883 and mainly not a pilot's watch. The B-Uhr was given out with navigations instruments to the Navigator of a bomber or other bigger plane and returned after the flight. The pilots used Hanhart and Glashuette Urofa 59, but mostly their private watches. The Germans had different bombsights without these watches, but I wonder that they might have it before 1935.

[Geronimo]

I am watching and collecting pictures of military watches and I can say german pilots doesnt use stopwatches like this.Only Italy pilots used this type of stopwatches.
German pilots used B-Uhr watches and Hanhart and Glashutte chronographs!

The French also used these Timers...here another couple of mine ;-)


French Military/CHRONOGRAPHE A RETOUR GEISMAR

















INDICATEUR B.C.V. -J.Vial-Paris Bomb Timer























Jimmy

[manganr]

Wow, my knowledge of antiques and movements are virtually non existant but they are really something to treasure!

[TimeOut]

Absolutely fascinating thanks for posting them.

[Dazzler]

Great post, fastinating. Funny how your perceptions change to chilling seeing a movement that has such a purpose.

[Broussard]

No mention of the source on this new one from KS

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-aviator-watch