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Exp. Fuze
- Thread starter siegfreid
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Mike,
The X53E1 makes this a very interesting fuze from a British ammunition point of view. The use of X to identify experimental ammunition, rather than XL which people will be more familiar with, was used between about 1957 and 1966. Examples of X marked ammunition are rare to say the least.
Mauve, rather than blue, was used to identify experimental ammunition in the UK but not all experimental ammunition was so marked. If the blue label on this fuze has any significance it would be to indicate practice.
A nice find.
The X53E1 makes this a very interesting fuze from a British ammunition point of view. The use of X to identify experimental ammunition, rather than XL which people will be more familiar with, was used between about 1957 and 1966. Examples of X marked ammunition are rare to say the least.
Mauve, rather than blue, was used to identify experimental ammunition in the UK but not all experimental ammunition was so marked. If the blue label on this fuze has any significance it would be to indicate practice.
A nice find.
