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From what I have read, is the 101 a prototype from early 1900's ?
From what I have read, is the 101 a prototype from early 1900's ?
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Fuse Identification
- Thread starter Clydesmag
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Darkman
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As others have said in the projectile section, the No. 101 fuze was a standard percussion fuze fitted to WW1 High Explosive shells (typically 18 pdrs) from 1916 onwards. It was fitted with a gaine (screwed into the bottom of the fuse) to ignite the HE charge, but they are often found without this.
The fuzes used on shrapnel shells were of the Time & Percussion ( T & P ) type that could also be set to detonate from 0 to 21 seconds, whereas this fuze is of the percussion only type - eg. explode on impact.
Look in the attached "sticky" notes here in the fuze section for more information and diagrams.
Cheers,
Graeme
The fuzes used on shrapnel shells were of the Time & Percussion ( T & P ) type that could also be set to detonate from 0 to 21 seconds, whereas this fuze is of the percussion only type - eg. explode on impact.
Look in the attached "sticky" notes here in the fuze section for more information and diagrams.
Cheers,
Graeme