World War II era Butterfly Bomb found in a Seneca, Mo. closet
Chief Altic tells us the family member said it was mailed from England or Europe packed in a box of china, some time around World War II. Munitions experts communicating with the police department determined through photographs it could be a World War II era 'butterfly bomb'. Bomb specialists from Fort Leonard Wood in Mid-Missouri were dispatched to Seneca, arriving late in the evening.On scene the device was inspected using x-ray. They confirmed that it was a Butterfly Bomb.
Source: koamnewsnow.com