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German WWI medium/heavy minenwerfer fuze

Pictured are fuzes used with medium and heavy Minenwerfer projectiles. They are not the best examples that can be had, but the best I could get cheap. Used with

170mm medium Minenwerfer mWM 13 or o/A explosive, incendiary or gaz shells

170mm medium Minenwerfer mWM16 or n/A explosive, incendiary or gaz shells

smooth 180mm bomb launcher (projector) gaz or blue cross shell

250mm heavy Minenwerfer sWM explosive long shells, explosive or gaz half bombs


250mm heavy Minenwerfer sWM16 or n/A long explosive bombs
 

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Hi Dano

I have no picture, but for these fuzes , some variations exist.

For instance, graduations :

Maximum 21 and maximum 25 i think

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And a second model :

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