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German ZZ-42 variations

Tmine35

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Here some ZZ-42 variations from my collection,
Materials: Body / primer holder / thread piece / special
Starting from left:
-Bakelite / Bakelite / Brass / Brass firing pin stamped lzp42
-Bakelite / Bakelite / Brass
-Bakelite / Bakelite / Steel
-Bakelite / Zinc / Zinc / Marked bdn43
-Bakelite / Steel / Steel
-Steel / Bakelite / Steel / Stamped ckn45,Short striker for RiMi43
-Bakelite / zinc / Zinc / no markings, short striker for RiMi43
-Bakelite / Zinc / Zinc / Marked bdn43, Finnish modification for training with permanently attached blasting cap. Remains of blue color indicating it was a WW2 inert training aid and traces of yellow color indicating the same post war. Finnish safety pin attached.

I believe these are not all existing variations?
 

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Here some ZZ-42 variations from my collection,
Materials: Body / primer holder / thread piece / special
Starting from left:
-Bakelite / Bakelite / Brass / Brass firing pin stamped lzp42
-Bakelite / Bakelite / Brass
-Bakelite / Bakelite / Steel
-Bakelite / Zinc / Zinc / Marked bdn43
-Bakelite / Steel / Steel
-Steel / Bakelite / Steel / Stamped ckn45,Short striker for RiMi43
-Bakelite / zinc / Zinc / no markings, short striker for RiMi43
-Bakelite / Zinc / Zinc / Marked bdn43, Finnish modification for training with permanently attached blasting cap. Remains of blue color indicating it was a WW2 inert training aid and traces of yellow color indicating the same post war. Finnish safety pin attached.

I believe these are not all existing variations?



Hi Reino, if they are not all the ZZ-42 fuzes varieties, it is very close!!
Very nice collection you have put together.

I need to find a couple of those metal ZZ42 for my RMi43 sometime.
I missed bidding on a couple a few months back. :tinysmile_cry_t: there not easy to find really
 
Hi,

Here made all in metal ZZ 42 from RMi43.

Regards.
 

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