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Another Unknown Fuze

jvollenberg

jvollenberg

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Another one I can't ID ... might be easy, but if nothing else the pictures are here for people to see.

Dia: 45-MM
Length: 107-MM
Exposed Length: 27-MM

Joe
 

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jvollenberg said:
Another one I can't ID ... might be easy, but if nothing else the pictures are here for people to see.

Dia: 45-MM
Length: 107-MM
Exposed Length: 27-MM

Joe
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As stated by Alpini, it would seem to be a Russian 1GM (1ГМ) nose impact fuze. These appear around 1894 according to Russian reference material that I have. A sectional diagram of the fuze, which is within the nose of an example projectile, is below.
 

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