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What is the second hole, the one on the side for? and what fits into it?

I've had a look at the nose fuze hole and it's badly dented..
 
It's for filling the liquid incendiary stuff. I think there belongs just a simple screw cap.
 
Thanks Jussi and Peter

Many thanks to "Jiipee76" and "sudelmuk" who have given me great help to find a WRG Z 50 fuze.

Waffy (waffenampt), who lives near to me, has one and has kindly offered to sell it to me.

Again, thanks Peter (Germany) and Jussi (Finland) for your help.
 
The WRG Z 50 fuze has arrived - thanks to Waffy :top:

But as you can see, the fuze just sits in the pocket hole, so, there must be another piece that accepts the fuze and then screws into the Pocket hole itself :hmmmm2:

Look at the damage to the pocket hole, I think the adapter piece would cover most of the top of this and then the fuze just screws into it. Maybe the damage is just to severe to accept the missing part?

Will I ever get this missing part :hmmmm:

Any ideas/comments?
 

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32 cm pictures

32cm wurfrahmen.jpg32cm wurfrahmen2.jpg32cm wurfrahmen3.jpg

I was telling skull181 offline I had taken some pictures about 20 years ago of a 32 cm and maybe there was a filler cap in there. Well there wasn't but there was a bakelite fuze adapter. See the images. I would say this is instead of the adapter he has on the fuze he got.
Bill
 
What you are missing is the "MUNDLOCHBUCHSE", as pictured in the linked drawing and the photos above. This is a very traditional part which most shells had already in the 19th century. It harbours the main igniter-detonator-booster and the fuze screws into this.
Bellifortis.
skull181 said:
The WRG Z 50 fuze has arrived - thanks to Waffy :top:

But as you can see, the fuze just sits in the pocket hole, so, there must be another piece that accepts the fuze and then screws into the Pocket hole itself :hmmmm2:

Look at the damage to the pocket hole, I think the adapter piece would cover most of the top of this and then the fuze just screws into it. Maybe the damage is just to severe to accept the missing part?

Will I ever get this missing part :hmmmm:

Any ideas/comments?
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Bellifortis said:
What you are missing is the "MUNDLOCHBUCHSE", as pictured in the linked drawing and the photos above. This is a very traditional part which most shells had already in the 19th century. It harbours the main igniter-detonator-booster and the fuze screws into this.
Bellifortis.
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Anybody got a spare "Mundlochbuchse" or could somebody make me one?.... :laugh: would it fit the 32 cm Fl.?

Thanks for the pictures Bill, like you say patience is the way for this restoration.

I will try and make the missing piece out of car filler, due to the damage to the pocket hole, I think the flexible filler
could cover the damaged top/mouth and also act as a adapter for the fuze as well.

What, with a "Mundlochbuchse" and a "Fullschraube", no wonder I'm going bald.... :tinysmile_tongue_t:

The good news is a Rocket motor has been found...:dancing:

Thanks for every body's help!
 
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Yes, it's a odd looking fuze adapter :hmmmm2:

If you look at the one that's posted earlier in the thread, shown here, open it up and
have a look at the nose area. I think this one is genuine.

The fuze doesn't have my adapter, it seems different?

The search continues...

Thanks for the help. :)
 

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What is thread diameter of the filling hole in your rocket? Fllschraube in the picture above looks similar to oil barrel caps of that era. I'm pretty sure I can arrange for you such a cap next year if you don't find it earlier.
 
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And it appears there are many variations in the oil/fuel drum filler plugs. This site http://www.network54.com/Forum/4720...re+from+LionRoar+-+Jerrycans+&+Fuel+Drums shows a pile of drums and I've attached a picture they show of some different types of plugs in that pile. Looking at the pictures you can see at least one more.
Bill
Tmine35 said:
What is thread diameter of the filling hole in your rocket? Fllschraube in the picture above looks similar to oil barrel caps of that era. I'm pretty sure I can arrange for you such a cap next year if you don't find it earlier.
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Botcheg. The first plug on left looks very similar to the plug on your rocket picture above, provided that thread is the same.
 
I've decided to work now on the filler cap and get it sorted.

I have include these two pictures to show the thread hole and recess/cover hole

Thread internal diameter is 40 mm, do we need to look at M40 blanking plug? (2nd picture)

So if I get a M40 plug, what about the cover plug 55 mm? (1st picture)

If I was to get one fabricated, what would the sizes be?

Have a look and see what you think.

"I'm pretty sure I can arrange for you such a cap next year if you don't find it earlier".

I need one now thanks matey:cheers:

I will get one done by hook or by crook :argh:
 

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I'm afraid a cap from 200 liters barrel is too big, but how about from 50 liters barrell? I have seen such German WW2 barrels with screw caps as well, unfortunately don't remember if the caps are smaller or the same.
 
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