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Bomb Plug ?

Investment

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Hi,

Any ideas what this plug might go into e.g. bomb or projectile?

Cheers,

Invest

Its 6 cm across the top and is stamped on the top

PLUG F RING
NO 32
MK N2 with faint /|\ mark
M O

Its 5 cm across the tread.

It is 23 cm long and is stamped on the side

D41
GX within a circle
/|\ within a square

Its 4.5 cm across the bottom.
 

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An interesting plug. It is Australian Navy marked (N2) and MO is Maribyrnong Ordnance as you possibly already know.
It looks too long for a projectile plug. Is the thread 2"x14 pitch as used in most ordnance? Is it steel or bakelite?
It may fit one of the long VT type fuzes.
 
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Thanks for your reply.

The plug is made of steel and the thread height is approx. 19 - 20 mm's with the thread width approx. 53 - 54 mm's.
 
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