Interesting fuse

[Hootch]

I have 3 very interesting fuses, I think where it has already been seen, but I can not remember. Maybe who knows what is it?​

 

[doctor]

fuze

Hi
It's French 24/65 DE clock mecanic fuze Vaucanson

 

[Burney Davis]

Doctor,

What shells did the fuze go on? Do you know the in service date? Thanks

BD

 

[doctor]

rare fuze Vaucanson

Hi BD
This fuze has never meet on shell in France
But it can be screwed on Gaine mle 1915 or gaine 40/55 (the fuze is here modified in 30/65)
Long delais maximum about 71s
Possibility for setting long range shell like 155 mm GPF
No more information about type of shell used
This fuze is very very very rare...........

 

[kz11gr]

Hi

Doctor is right . It's a "Vaucanson" fuze .
The French adaptation of the german ww1 mechanical clockwork fuze Dopp Z.16 or 17, i mean.

I have seen 2 variations :
one like this one (with pocket/detonator screwed) , one without any detonator .
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(if i recover it in my boxes, i'll bring some pics on the forum).

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May be used during the ww2 on heavy or long range artillery, because i have seen one fuze (very destroyed) found in some scrap waste some years ago.

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