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Fuze identification
- Thread starter silent knight
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John D. Bartleson Jr.
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Fuze I.d.;
Knight,
It appears to be British owing to the hex drive. Presumably the item with the hex head drive is a bottom closing plug.
In the last photo, can you show us its top and bottom view? Any other markings other than the fuze head?
It also appears to have three different date stamps. In the first image, the angled underside of the fuze head doesn't look British.
Left hand threads would probably make it a projectile nose fuze.
If the center cylinder has a detonator in one end, would indicate an impact inertia fuze with an anti-creep spring. Nice condition.
That is all I can offer for the moment.
Regards,
John
Knight,
It appears to be British owing to the hex drive. Presumably the item with the hex head drive is a bottom closing plug.
In the last photo, can you show us its top and bottom view? Any other markings other than the fuze head?
It also appears to have three different date stamps. In the first image, the angled underside of the fuze head doesn't look British.
Left hand threads would probably make it a projectile nose fuze.
If the center cylinder has a detonator in one end, would indicate an impact inertia fuze with an anti-creep spring. Nice condition.
That is all I can offer for the moment.
Regards,
John
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John D. Bartleson Jr.
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Can you post some images of the Danish one?
John
John
silent knight
Well-Known Member
Thank you for your answers
I think EOD is on the good track with the Danish fuze.
Perhaps somebody have pictures or drawings of this M75 Danish fuze ?
Pascal
I think EOD is on the good track with the Danish fuze.
Perhaps somebody have pictures or drawings of this M75 Danish fuze ?
Pascal
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John D. Bartleson Jr.
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Then you know its I.D. ???
John
John
I don't recognize the fuze, but the triangle marking is similar to that seen on Schneider made shell cases. Coupled with the 'L' I would say French.
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three facts:
-this fuze perfectly resembles the french Systeme Budin
-as Burney says - it has typical Schneider markings
-as EOD says, it has perfect shape like danish M.1875 percussion fuze (even the helical spring exists in danish M.1875)
My conclusion would be, that it is a french export fuze for Denmark. I have never seen such shape of fuze and fuze thread other than on danish fuzes.
see following drawings:
Source danish M.1875: Artilleriets Ammunition [K.N. Frydenlund, 1917]
Source french pages: Cours D'Artillerie [E. Jouffret, 1881]
-this fuze perfectly resembles the french Systeme Budin
-as Burney says - it has typical Schneider markings
-as EOD says, it has perfect shape like danish M.1875 percussion fuze (even the helical spring exists in danish M.1875)
My conclusion would be, that it is a french export fuze for Denmark. I have never seen such shape of fuze and fuze thread other than on danish fuzes.
see following drawings:
Source danish M.1875: Artilleriets Ammunition [K.N. Frydenlund, 1917]
Source french pages: Cours D'Artillerie [E. Jouffret, 1881]
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silent knight
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Thank you Alpini and EOD for the drawing and picture of the danish M1875 fuze.
The resemblance with my fuze is quite obvious.
Regards,
Pascal
The resemblance with my fuze is quite obvious.
Regards,
Pascal