Birdseye
BOCN Contributor
According to what is seemingly a comprehensive reference, there are a total of 6 fuses for 1.65" Hotchkiss shells; 2 base and 4 nose.
Naturally, the two that I purchased during my Baltimore trip were new types.
On the left is a nose fuse with the Hotchkiss mark (see next post). The one on the right is a base fuse marked "Hotchkiss/1900". I suspect that it is French manufacture, not for the US market. The records are, evidentially, not really clear.
Naturally, the two that I purchased during my Baltimore trip were new types.
On the left is a nose fuse with the Hotchkiss mark (see next post). The one on the right is a base fuse marked "Hotchkiss/1900". I suspect that it is French manufacture, not for the US market. The records are, evidentially, not really clear.
