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Pete,
Took this photo a couple of weeks ago.
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31st May 2012, 08:00 AM #1Ordnance Approved
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British Fuzes 91, 92 and 93
Does anyone have pictures of the British 91, 92 and 93 fuzes?
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Pete
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Fuze No 91
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Thanks Norman.
The manual is coming along nicely. Picked up 3 or 4 pictures in France a couple of weeks ago.
Pete
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Bump, does anyone have the No 92 and 93 fuzes?
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Pete
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No 92
Pete,
I know I sent these by other means but posted here by popular request of BD. Markings are R L No92 II N RL 11 (over) 33 000
The 000 is the typical Lot Number used on Sectioned fuzes manufactured at Woolwich (from new). 11 33 is the date of manufacture (although they were technically 'Obsolete for Future Manufacture' by then). There were three models No 92 Mk I N, No 92 Mk II N and No 92 Mk IIR N. The 'R' stood for 'Repair'.
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No. 80/44, converted to No. 87 & 92?
Fuze No.92.2.jpgFuze No.92.1.jpgFuze No.92.jpg Not my area, seems to be a No.80/44 converted to 87 and again to 92?
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It would appear so. Apparently the No. 87 was introduced in 1916. It was a No 80. converted by the substitution of a long burning powder in the time rings. In an air raid on London on 2/3 Sept 1916 these fuzes gave an abnormal number of blinds, and after a number of trials issues ceased and the fuze was replaced by the 80. It appears that the remaining stock (or some of it) was converted to No.92 fuzes. The No. 92 fuze being a No. 84 which had the top ring filled No. 80 powder and the bottom ring filled RD 202. To burn 44.5 seconds, for long range shrapnel.
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