Fuze ID Help

[ChipM]

Hello,

I have a small WWI era ordinance collection and recently got out a couple of (as yet) unidentified pieces to see if they really are of WWI vintage. Any advice would be appreciated.

I thought this first one might be a fuze for a mortar round (Stokes?). It is impressed with "No.28" and then painted with "No.79". The brass ring has "2/17 P.&C.". Unfortunately, the upload changed the orientation on two of my photos.

Thanks,
Chip

 

[HAZORD]

Not familiar with a time fuze used on a stokes.

 

[sgdbdr]

Hi,


N° 28 is known as the SUTTON fuze, after it's inventor. Simple time fuze using a lead covered Bickford fuze. Introduced in 1917, obsolete in 1921.
N° 79 is an improved version of the N° 28 using a slower burning fuze. Also introduced in 1917, obsolete in 1935.

Those two fuzes were used on trench mortar ammunition like 3 in STOKES.



Regards,

S.