British No38 MkII ND

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UBIQUE

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• Jan 21, 2010

• #1

British No38 MkII ND nose fuze this is an instaneous fuze .
This example is marked..
Top "No38 MKII ND" (The ND indicates that this fuze has no delay and functions instantaneously on impact)
Side Top section "CY 4 42" (chorley april 1944) 720
and a very small stamp on the upper main body S L B 6
please feel free to add more info

 

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US-Subs

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Ordnance approved

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• Jan 21, 2010

• #2

Used in anything in particular, or general all around use?

 

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UBIQUE

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• Jan 21, 2010

• #3

according to Op1665 used with L.C 30lb mkI & mkII,and also with 30lb I.B MkI & MkII

 

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US-Subs

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Ordnance approved

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• Jan 21, 2010

• #4

Hardly seems right, a Brit using a US pub to ID Brit bomb/fuze combinations?

 

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UBIQUE

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• Jan 21, 2010

• #5

For some reason info on british stuff is difficult to find (one of the reasons we started bocn),so for now i use the op1665 as a guideline,
Im saving up to get this publication which comes highly recomended http://www.britishbombfuzes.co.uk/index.htm

 

butterfly

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• Jan 21, 2010

• #6

Heres some more info on this fuze,

regards
Kev

 

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bloome

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• Jan 21, 2010

• #7

Nice one!

Nicely cut, i will make some pictures from my fuzes.

 

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bloome

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• Jan 21, 2010

• #8

Here they are,

 

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Mrfuze

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• Jan 28, 2010

• #9

Cutaway

here is my cutaway of the fuze
Mrfuze, USA

 

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bloome

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• Jan 28, 2010

• #10

A1 !

Perfect vieuw, can you post a larger picture?

I will cut one myself soon.

Thanks.