M52A2 Fuze Cutaway Photos

[Darren]

M52A2 Fuze Cutaway Photos Wanted

Does anyone have any photos of a sectioned/cutaway M52A2 mortar fuze? I have a couple of these fuzes and plan on making a cutaway, i am just trying to decide the best place to cut. If someone has a cutaway example in their collection it may give me an idea where to start.

Below is the fuze i wish to cut, no markings/stampings but i am assuming that it is a M52A2?

Darren

 

[pzgr40]

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/80325-81mm-M56-HE-Shell-for-81mm-M1-Mortar-WW2-USA.

It is the cut showing all parts of interest.

Regards, DJH

 

[Darren]

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/80325-81mm-M56-HE-Shell-for-81mm-M1-Mortar-WW2-USA.

It is the cut showing all parts of interest.

Regards, DJH

Thanks DJH, out of interest is your fuze and my fuze the same type? as yours looks a little different. Or are they both different variations of M52's?

Darren

 

[pzgr40]

I have my doubts if the top of your fuze belongs to the lower part. The top part looks newer. Also , as far as I can remember I once did a post war 81 mm with a fuze that also had this brass disc in the base of the top part. I am afraid the parts were assembled because they fitted, but do not belong to one another. A wartime M52A2 with a post war top part.However....I may be wrong
Regards, DJH

Ps, for wartime versions, there was the M52 (full aluminium),the B1 (only Bakelite) and the B2 (Bakelite/Aluminium) of the fuze M52.
I think this must be a post war version.

 

[blu97]

Darren your fuze is the M-525 series of fuzes which is an improved version of the M-52 (more safetys in the fuze head.
Here a cutaway drawing of the fuze. Good luck with the cutaway. Erik

 

[Darren]

Darren your fuze is the M-525 series of fuzes which is an improved version of the M-52 (more safetys in the fuze head.
Here a cutaway drawing of the fuze. Good luck with the cutaway. Erik

Thanks Erik for the info and for the drawing. A great reference there and will help a lot.

Darren