124 or 125 drill fuze

[SG500]

Please would someone provide some further information about this fuze.
The info below is taken from the fuze listings on this site.
It seems odd how late this fuze is keeping in mind the 124 was obsolete in 1930 and the 125 was "A non issued design cancelled in 1939" and obsolete in 1949
What does "RNADC" stand for?
Thoughts anyone?
Dave.

 

[sgdbdr]

It is a drill fuze made from a no. 124 or 125 time fuze. There is a few info about the no. 125 in that book



available here : https://maritime.org/doc/pdf/br932.pdf

Cheers,

S.

 

[SG500]

Thanks sgdbdr much appreciated.
PDF page 183 on the above link if anyone is interested.
Dave.

 

[ydnum303]

Hello Dave,

I think RNADC stands for Royal Naval Armaments Depot Caerwent.

Regards,

Roger.

 

[TimG]

This is a strange one. None of the RNADs used a monogram incorporating RNAD. Caerwent was actually an RNPF - Royal Navy Propellant Factory. Its monogram was "CT"

TimG

 

[ydnum303]

Caerwent made some cadmium-plated 9mm Para dummy rounds in 1958, and RNAD C was the maker's mark they used. Must admit that I have not seen it used on anything larger, but they could have easily done a small run of work such as this for the R.N.

Roger.

 

[TimG]

Roger,

Most interesting. What source attributes It to Caerwent? It also begs the question why they were making drill round.

TimG