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No. 119 die-cast fuze maker STL?

Darkman

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Would anyone know the maker of this 1943 dated No. 119 die cast fuze? Marked STL and not found in the list of WW2 British fuze makers. Found in Australia so possibly Australian, but not on any known fuze maker list here.
Thanks, Graeme
 

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Tim, your information (particularly the location - Kensington, Sydney) helped me to do a little more research. I found out that it's actually S.T. Leigh Pty Ltd.
 
Would anyone know the maker of this 1943 dated No. 119 die cast fuze? Marked STL and not found in the list of WW2 British fuze makers. Found in Australia so possibly Australian, but not on any known fuze maker list here.
Thanks, Graeme

Interesting fuze, could you post a picture of the complete fuze.
Thank you
 
Graeme,

Thank you very much. I spent some time looking for it, with no good result, now I know why.

TimG
 
MFW 119 11B.jpegNo 119 11B.jpegHere is another Australian die-cast fuze. No 119 11B. MFW 9/43. What does the LL stand for?
Made by Fuze factory Wagga Wagga, NSW.
 
Hi Minenaz16, here’s a few more photos of the STL fuze, which has been sectioned and needs cleaning and minor restoration. Also a few photos of another die-cast 119. Similar to Ron’s MFW (Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia), this one is by MFB (Broken Hill, NSW). The MF prefix would be for something like Munitions Factory or Munitions Fuze. These are government munitions factories, so are fairly well known.
Regards, Graeme
 

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The specific gravity of Mazak is about 75% that of Brass. The Mk II fuze (Mazak) was lighter than the Mk I fuze (Brass) and necessitated a 'range table' correction. Originally, the Mk II fuze was marked with a large figure 2 stencilled in white on the body. I would hazard a guess the the raised double L is a visual and tactile indicator that it is a lighter fuze.

TimG
 
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