alexproctorp
Member
Hi all,
I came across your forum after my eight year old son and his friend made a 'find' while digging in some nearby woods in Stoke Row, Oxfordshire and wondered if anyone from this forum could help us identify and confirm the item.
We think the object found (see first photo) is a Dopp Z92 fuze from a German WW1 artillery shell. I attach a photo from another website which looks identical to our item (who I have also tried contacting without any luck):
My son and his friend are very excited about their find and we would really appreciate any assistance you can offer in trying to identify the object.
If I’m correct, I have the following questions:
a. Is this item dangerous to handle? I have read that some of the explosive material can seep into these old detonators? My son is very keen to show off his new find!
b. Any theories as to how it ended up buried in a foot of mud close to a children’s playground in an Oxfordshire village?
Any help would be very much appreciated!
Kind Regards
Alex
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I came across your forum after my eight year old son and his friend made a 'find' while digging in some nearby woods in Stoke Row, Oxfordshire and wondered if anyone from this forum could help us identify and confirm the item.
We think the object found (see first photo) is a Dopp Z92 fuze from a German WW1 artillery shell. I attach a photo from another website which looks identical to our item (who I have also tried contacting without any luck):
My son and his friend are very excited about their find and we would really appreciate any assistance you can offer in trying to identify the object.
If I’m correct, I have the following questions:
a. Is this item dangerous to handle? I have read that some of the explosive material can seep into these old detonators? My son is very keen to show off his new find!
b. Any theories as to how it ended up buried in a foot of mud close to a children’s playground in an Oxfordshire village?
Any help would be very much appreciated!
Kind Regards
Alex
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[FONT=&][FONT=&]Dopp Z 92 fuze.[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=&][FONT=.SFUIText-BoldItalic]Double effect 45 mm time and percussion fuze, without delay, Model 1892[/FONT][/FONT] | ||
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