german 13mm HE fuze

[paul the grenade]

anyone got a pic of how the tiny fuze in the 2ww german 13mm shell works?
I dont know the proper name for it.
Paul.

 

[MT-LB]

Hello Paul,
are you talking about any one of these two AZ 1531 and AZ 1532?

 

[paul the grenade]

hi mt-lb.
the second pic is the one i was looking for.
how would it actually detonate the round? does something shoot forward and hit the firing pin?
paul.

 

[MT-LB]

Paul,
the firing pin is held in the forward position ( top left picture ) till enough spin of the projectile compresses the spring with this small safety pin to the one side ( top right picture ) . If it hits now the target the firing pin can hit the detonator.
Hope my technical English was good enough to describe it.
Erik

 

[paul the grenade]

Thanks for that Erik.
Do you have a picture of the fuze in the shell?
Paul.

 

[Fuzeman]

Hi paul
Hope these will help

 

[paul the grenade]

cheers steve.:tinysmile_fatgrin_t