Fuze, MIN CAL M.I. (MKII 37MM Fuze)

[bacarnal]

Been out a while due to a slight bout of Throat Cancer (courtesy of Camp Lejuene Water IMHO). Healing well and finally attending shows. A recent acquisition was this, a fuze for the U.S. 37mm MKII HE. I've searched Gordon's stickies and did a forum search also and i cant seem to find it. I was wondering if there are any cut aways or publications on this Fuze. TIA. Cheers, Bruce.

 

[MINENAZ16]

I'm lost with your fuze. The body is similar to MkII (US, base percussion fuze minor caliber Mark II) with MkI marking (?)

MkI


MkII



Min cal series

 

[bacarnal]

MINENAZ, that's what is stamped. Maybe a transitional or a mistake on stamping?

 

[Gspragge]

MKll as MKl

Here are some old files, maybe helpful - Maybe so marked as considered MKl in usage ? But seems standard at any rate.

 

[bacarnal]

Gordon, thanks for that. I'd never seen the type before. I'll have to look through my projo's and see if I have any contract 1089's. So I STILL have to find a MKIV for my MKII projo.

 

[Gspragge]

Because the fuzes for the MKll's have a detonator , they are quite difficult to find compared to the others. Or so it seemed years back.

 

[bacarnal]

They are. I have an M38 but not the MKII. Thanks.

 

[Gspragge]

Here are my Mk lV fuzea. One is an empty body.
the other has the detonator bit removed. The top
piece with the detonator is a press fit/crimped into the top
of the body like the regular non detonator kind.
The M38 replaced these in the mid 1930s.

 

[richardwb1]

Sorry so late to reply Bruce. I ran across this and I knew right away what you were talking about: the TSP (Toledo Screw Products, I believe) fuze. We saw a fair number of these (maybe a couple dozen) at the Camp Williams, Utah project. Yes, those dimensions don't square up with a typical Mk 1
Min Cal BPF fuze. Everyone of the TSP fuzes was marked the same as the one pictured below.




That should be a good pictorial of the fuze as well as the firing pin and what I presume is the setback sleeve. I also included a picture of the TSP Mark I BPF vs. the typical Mark I BPF.

 

[richardwb1]

Here are more pictures of the firing pin and what I presume is a setback sleeve. Sorry the pictures aren't better. I took these many years ago and am currently far from home and am unable to get better pictures.

 

[bacarnal]

Thanks Rich!!