2 x Plug Rep No 162 fuzes

[spotter]

A pair of Plug Rep No162 fuzes
Plenty of markings
The safety caps on both are marked..
PLUG.REP.No162 FUSE Mk1 AEM /63.
The striker cover is printed ..
PLUG REP 162 FUZE MK.1
The main bodies have various cancelled out markings.
Fuze 1...
B.LTD 57 BA 162 MK4
162 MK8 AEM /61 CJ
Fuze 2 is marked..
AEM 56 LX 162 MK 5
AEM AW /64 162 MK8
if anyone would like to decipher the markings/manufacturer please do..
Also i noticed fuze is spelt two different ways..on the safety caps it is FUSE and on the striker cover its FUZE any idea why ?

 

[TimG]

AEM - Aron Electric Meters, Kilburn, London.
B. Ltd. - Bryce Ltd. Hackbridge, Surrey. (Also electrical contractors).

I think the two letter codes are a form of 'Lotting'

Fuze is the accepted British spelling for an ordnance item. Fuse being the accepted British spelling for an electrical item. Both establishments were electrical contractors and this is where the confusion might have come in.

That said, I have a safety box from ROF Chorley marked 'Fuse Heads'

TimG

 

[spotter]

Tim thank you for taking time to explain the markings
Regards
Allan

 

[ron3350]

Spotter
I have a similar fuse but the only difference is B. LTD 57 AF 162 Mk4.
All the same except mine has AF and yours has BA. Just thought I would note a difference. Ron.

 

[US-Subs]

So were these an actual fuze, or a plug?

 

[TimG]

@US-Subs

I have seen a number of these in the past and the only difference I could find from a fully functional inert fuze was the marking on the cap. From what I remember the marking on cap had been amended to "Plug, Rep..." whereas these appear to be replacements. So, as far as I'm aware, they were functional fuzes re-designated as plugs.

TimG