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Fuze No420 from anti submarine bomb (hedgehog)

spotter

UBIQUE
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Fuze part from Hedgehog anti submarine bomb

Item 1 total length approx 15cm main part of body approx 4cm across

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Hi Spott is the text on it No .20 or something??
Looks like a bit of a time fuze for Art. Shell.

Cheers MadB)
 
Re:urgent id and info please item 1

Right just referenced the fuze from the List of fuzes and found the No420 ,it says there it was used with the "Hedgehog" or 100lb anti-submarine bomb..Did a google and found this picture showing a very similar looking fuze,,the one i posted has again been robbed of all the good bits

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Re:urgent id and info please item 1

Thank god bin looking for 45 min. now :S in al doc's i have.
Good one Spott :)
yes to bad :(

Cheers Mad B)
 
picture of complete bomb fitted with fuze,
from liverpool maritime museum
 

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..the complete pic Spott showed and the Mk 10 launcher
 

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Great write up lads!
I watched a good show on the new military channel on sky(531)and it showed a rack of these being launched at a sub.

cheers

waff
 
Hello,

Could it be this one ? (picture)

I think this fuze has the same functionning as US Mk156 and Mk158 for 7.2in AS charge.

Cheers

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Hello,

I found nice pictures of British 7.2in Hedgehog with No 420 fuze.

I don't have doc. on this fuze. Is it a Always fuze like US Mk156/158 for US 7.2 Hedgehog ?



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