I.D. these fuzes please

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

To all, (except US Subs)
Try your hand at identifying these WWII fuzes.
Regards,
John aka Bart

[Dronic69]

Hi Bart,

The one on the RHS looks like a Type 99 No25 ordinary tail bomb fuse or B-2(a) - similar to the Type 99 Mk 5 (aka B-2(b)) used on the unexploded AP bomb on the USS Virginia.

Were these extracted from the same Japanese bomb? As the nose fuse on the LHS looks like the matching Type 97 Mk2 Nose fuse Model 2 (or A-3(a).

Cheers
Drew

BTW - Pity it is not a colour photo as the colour on the gaine tip would have indicated the delay

ie
Green tip >> 0.03 sec
Red tip >> 0.10 sec

[Dronic69]

These photos with the gaine are better to compare with............

Cheers
Drew

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

Drew,
Thank you very much. These were from a 250 kg Jaanese bomb recovered on Guadalcanal,, post WWII.
Your specimens are in mint condition. thank you again for your participation.
All the best,
Bart

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

Info for all;
Below are external and internal views of these two fuzes recovered from Guadalcanal.
For your files. OP1667, Japanese Ordnance states that this tail fuze is only used in the Type 99, No. 25 Ordinary Bomb.
Regards,
John aka Bart