1st WW Toffee Apple Mortar

[paul the grenade]

Hi.
Does anyone have any pics or info on the fuze for the 1ww 2 inch Toffee Apple mortar?
Cheers, Paul.
:S

 

[spotter]

2in newtons trench mortar used No 107 fuze intro service 1917 obsolete 1918 (according to list of british fuzes on site)

 

[waffenamt]

Great looking collection there matey!

How did they launch those huge TA bombs?

best
waff

 

[spotter]

Have also just found reference to two other fuzes uaed with these the no 105 and the no 31

Source "Handbook of the M.L. 2-Inch Trench Mortar, Mark I, 1917".

 

[spotter]

 

[spotter]

The mortar .appears to have the no35 fuze on this one

 

[spotter]

 

[paul the grenade]

Thanks for all the great pics and info.
Cheers, Paul.

 

[waffenamt]

ditto,some good pics and info there thanks.B)

cheers

waff

 

[spotter]

 

[spotter]

and impact

 

[paul the grenade]

HAD A SEARCH ON GOOGLE AND FOUND LOADS OF GOOD PHOTOS.
PAUL.

 

[paul the grenade]

CARRYING THE BOMBS TO THE FRONT

 

[paul the grenade]

STICKS ATTACHED AND READY FOR USE

 

[paul the grenade]

READY FOR FIRING

 

[paul the grenade]

IN A TRENCH

 

[paul the grenade]

SECTIONED DIAGRAM

 

[paul the grenade]

THE PROPPELANT CHARGE

 

[gedmat]

fuse attached & unattached

2" Mortar Fuse

 

[Falcon]

How was the propellant charge initiated?