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Clockwork fuze ident

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Fuzeman

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I was given this by an an Ex bomb disposal man recently , he was led to believe its from a 1 st world war artillery shell can anyone positvly identify it for me please
dia A = 1.25 inches (30MM)
Height = 3/4 inch (15mm)
construction is Brass in 6 layers
Any info much appreciated
Steve
 

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Time Mechanism

Hi Steve,

It's the Time Mechanism from an American M111A2 nose fuze.

Cheers,

Jason

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Ref: TM 9 1980 American Bombs for Aircraft 1944
 

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Hi Jason
Great thanks very much , the stupid thing is i have a sectioned fuze showing the clock sitting on the book case, i never looked at it .
Many thanks
Steve
 
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