I.D. please for this Mech time Fuze.

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

Can someone I.D. this fuze and its inventor for me? Thank you.
John

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

Well if no one can I.D. it how about a country of origin?
Regards,
John

[TimG]

John,

This would appear to be the work of Isidor Theodor Von RISCH of Vienna, which in his time (approx. 1910) was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He patented a similar fuze in 1909. US patent 984607 For further information try Peter Voß pevos@alice-dsl.net of http://www.kriegsfeuerwerkerei.de/Artilleriezunder/artilleriezunder.html

Regards

Tim

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

Tim,
Thank you for the designer and origin. since I don't read German do you kow the fuze disignation? Peter sent me the fuze.
Regards,
John

[TimG]

John,

Alas, neither do I. Sorry, I can't assist you there.

Regards

Tim

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

Thank you Tim I believe it to be of German origin and was just curious about its designation.
Kind Regards,
John

[smle2009]

John,

This would appear to be the work of Isidor Theodor Von RISCH of Vienna, which in his time (approx. 1910) was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He patented a similar fuze in 1909. US patent 984607 For further information try Peter Voß pevos@alice-dsl.net of http://www.kriegsfeuerwerkerei.de/Artilleriezunder/artilleriezunder.html

Regards

Tim

I knew that!...didn't really but it's written on the bottom of the pic

Cheers
Tony

[Bonnex]

John,

I believe that in this country (UK) the fuze was known as a "mechanical distance fuze". Vickers submitted a version in 1897 and there may be some earlier references. I will see if I can find anything useful.

[John D. Bartleson Jr.]

Hmmm I thought Mechanical Time Fuze was a standard term evryehere. Pardon my ignorance.
John

[Bonnex]

John,

Quite right, and it would have been referred to as Fuze, Time if it came into service. I promised a couple of photographs of Armstrong's work. Herewith, one supposedly a percussion fuze and the other a 'mechanical distance' fuze. I cannot confirm their provenance as being Armstrong but they are so marked in the collection.


Armstrong percussion.jpgArmstrong Mechanical Distance Fuze.jpg