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fuze in krupp's 7.5cm?

al'saad

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i am quite sure that shell is from krupp's feld kanone 7.5cm or some of it's models, but i would appreciate some help regarding id of the fuse.
 

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thanks, alpini!
regarding my ID shell just looked like 7,5 cm L30, only the fuse was different which confused me.
 
Alpini right, the fuze is a M8. But in my opinion a late war made "Ersatz" piece.
Here are mine (both INERT, FFE):
http://imageshack.us/a/img84/577/m8ers.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img6/3366/95275893.jpg
Mine produced in 1917, in Weiss Manfrd (Hungary, Csepel).
As you can see, the fuze already made of two materials (not as the normal M8 fuzes).
Only the timing rings made of brass, the fuze body and the "nose" made of zinc(?) alloy.
 
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