The AB 500-1 (Abwurfbehälter) was a cluster bomb used by the Luftwaffe during World War II.

The two halves of the container were held together by a shear wire which passed through a steel anvil, in the lower part of the fuze pocket.

[2] There were a number of different sub-munition configurations available: These were French made fragmentation bombs that the Germans captured after the Fall of France.

Both had cylindrical bodies made from a light alloy called Elektron, had 3 finned sheet metal tail cones with a circular strut, and were filled with thermite.

Both had cylindrical bodies made from Elektron, had 3 finned sheet metal tail cones with a circular strut, and were filled with thermite.

[2] This was based on captured 50 mm (2 in) mortar rounds for the Lance Grenades de 50 mm modèle 37 light mortar used by the French Army which was modified by adding a new 6-fin tail assembly.