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Fuze Info wanted please.
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Fuzes Nos 83, 88 and 94
A few words from work done by Ian Hogg. Hope it is of interest and helps clear up any confusion:
Fuze, Time and Percussion, No 88
Design RL 23570. Combustion, double-banked, tensioned, based on the No 83 fuze. Bottom time ring filled RD 202 and painted red. Burning time 48 seconds. For long range shrapnel in BL 60pr or 6in Mk 19 guns.
1 19639 of 9/11/1917 Basically a No 83 Mk2 except for the time rings
2 19639 of 9/11/1917 None issued, introduced and declared obsolete.
3 19639 of 9/11/1917 Basically a No 83 Mk 3 except for the time rings
3* 21515 of 22/8/1918 As for 83 Mk 3*
3*Z 21850 of 14/11/18 As Mk 3* but with the time ignition element inverted
4 21515 of 22/8/1918 As for No 83 Mk 4
5 21515 of 22/8/1918 As for No 83 Mk 5
6 A3124 of 18/11/1927 For Mk 5 but of new manufacture.
Mark 1 Obsolete: 24144 of 23/3/1921
Mark 3 Obsolete: 13/10/1943
Remaining Marks Obsolete: C2455 of 22/12/1945
Fuze, Time and Percussion, No 94
Design RL 26970. A No 88 type fuze with the rings filled with Chilworth Powder Company composition, to burn for 42 seconds. OC Min 25663 of 20/2/1918 describes it as 'an 83 filled with 82 powder and 3% aluminium powder'. Time rings lacquered blue. Marks 1 and 2 originally had black caps to show the presence of a stirrup spring in the time detonating arrangement.
1 20466 of 26/3/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 1
2 20466 of 26/3/1918 Converted No 83RMk 2
3 20466 of 26/3/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 3
3* 20466 of 26/3/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 3*
3*Z 21851 of 14/11/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 3*Z
4 20466 of 26/3/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 4
5 21516 of 22/8/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 5
All marks Obsolete: 24544 of 3/1/1921
A few words from work done by Ian Hogg. Hope it is of interest and helps clear up any confusion:
Fuze, Time and Percussion, No 88
Design RL 23570. Combustion, double-banked, tensioned, based on the No 83 fuze. Bottom time ring filled RD 202 and painted red. Burning time 48 seconds. For long range shrapnel in BL 60pr or 6in Mk 19 guns.
1 19639 of 9/11/1917 Basically a No 83 Mk2 except for the time rings
2 19639 of 9/11/1917 None issued, introduced and declared obsolete.
3 19639 of 9/11/1917 Basically a No 83 Mk 3 except for the time rings
3* 21515 of 22/8/1918 As for 83 Mk 3*
3*Z 21850 of 14/11/18 As Mk 3* but with the time ignition element inverted
4 21515 of 22/8/1918 As for No 83 Mk 4
5 21515 of 22/8/1918 As for No 83 Mk 5
6 A3124 of 18/11/1927 For Mk 5 but of new manufacture.
Mark 1 Obsolete: 24144 of 23/3/1921
Mark 3 Obsolete: 13/10/1943
Remaining Marks Obsolete: C2455 of 22/12/1945
Fuze, Time and Percussion, No 94
Design RL 26970. A No 88 type fuze with the rings filled with Chilworth Powder Company composition, to burn for 42 seconds. OC Min 25663 of 20/2/1918 describes it as 'an 83 filled with 82 powder and 3% aluminium powder'. Time rings lacquered blue. Marks 1 and 2 originally had black caps to show the presence of a stirrup spring in the time detonating arrangement.
1 20466 of 26/3/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 1
2 20466 of 26/3/1918 Converted No 83RMk 2
3 20466 of 26/3/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 3
3* 20466 of 26/3/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 3*
3*Z 21851 of 14/11/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 3*Z
4 20466 of 26/3/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 4
5 21516 of 22/8/1918 Converted No 83 Mk 5
All marks Obsolete: 24544 of 3/1/1921