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Cutaway British No 208 Mechanical Time Fuze

Darren

Darren

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A few photos of a No 208 fuze that i recently made into a cutaway.
 

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That looks very nice.
I have a question relating to cutaways. I'm not into them myself, preferring complete rounds but do you look for a damaged example to cut? It seems a shame to cut a good fuze.
That's not a criticism as the quality of your work is excellent and I can see the attraction of the finished item, just an idle thought really!
 
tankbarrell said:
That looks very nice.
I have a question relating to cutaways. I'm not into them myself, preferring complete rounds but do you look for a damaged example to cut? It seems a shame to cut a good fuze.
That's not a criticism as the quality of your work is excellent and I can see the attraction of the finished item, just an idle thought really!
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If an item is rare and not to many about I will not cut it, I have fuzes in my collection that I would never cut as I'd probably never get another. This was a perfectly good fuze but there are many of these about. Damaged items are great as you say for cutaways when they come along.
 
Darren said:
If an item is rare and not to many about I will not cut it, I have fuzes in my collection that I would never cut as I'd probably never get another. This was a perfectly good fuze but there are many of these about.
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I'm in need of an early one if you have a spare!
 
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