Yes, I have removed the fuze. The upper crimped part of the aluminum detonator is still attached to the fuze body and the bright green waterproof sealant is still present. The fuze on the left is the one from the grenade. The other fuze is a mint, never been loaded, M10A2 for comparison. It is interesting to see the other over-stamped fuzes p;eople have. Mine, however, is not a different model or manufacturer. The engraved markings are "FUZE M10A3 LOT PMC-1-". Ink stamped over that is "FUZE M10A3 LOT PMC-1-199". If they were going to ink stamp the lot number, why not just do that or engrave the lot number like was done on the M10A2 in the photo.
Very good, just checking, :wink: I would not want anyone getting hurt.
That's a very nice fuze you have, very clear nice stamping, and in really good shape.
I thought your fuze was interesting in that both stampings are the same "model number" like you said, it's just missing the "199" stamped in the metal after the "1"
I have a few overstamps also, but they are not like yours, and the PMC fuzes Miguel has shown. They are all "PMC"company fuzes. Does anyone know who this PMC company was? Seems they are the only ones to overstamp like this, the same ink marks, over the same metal stamps.
I think this PMC company maybe added the ink stampings "with Lot number" after the fuzes were loaded. All the metal stampings do not have any Lot numbers after the "1", and if they were loaded they should have a Lot number after this "1" shouldn't they?
I don't think anyone will ever completely figure out all the different methods companies used, and the meanings of all the different markings-stampings, the revisions and other things done with U.S. grenades and fuzes during WW2. It seems endless.
Here's a "shamrock" overstamp fuze..... what the deal with these? What company this was? They must have had a contract to upgrade fuzes. But only M200A1 fuzes? I've seen other shamrock fuzes also, I think they were also M200A1's......Here's a revision "A" fuze also....what did revision "A" consist of? anyone know?