Old french fuzes (didactic box)

[minen]

Hi,

It's my first post on this forum and I want to show this nice and uncommon didactic box. It date at the end of the 19th century, probably 1875-1880.



The first fuze is a 6 time model 1870 system "Treille de Beaulieu". It's a non percutant fuze (there is no mobile system).

 

[minen]

The second is a "Henriet" 30 mm, model 1874/75. This one is dated 1875.

 

[minen]

Detail of the same fuze :



And the firing pin when the fuze is armed :

 

[paul the grenade]

Very interesting. I love the very old simple stuff.
Cheers, Paul.

 

[minen]

The third fuze is a 25/38 mm model 1875 "system Budin".

 

[minen]

Another "Henriet" fuze 1874/74 but 25 mm.

 

[minen]

Very interesting. I love the very old simple stuff.
Cheers, Paul.

Hi Paul,
Thanks for your comment.
If you love old simple systems, here is the last and older one.

It's a 25 mm Demarest 1859. We can't do more simple ! :tinysmile_shy_t:







Best regards,
Stephan

 

[paul the grenade]

FANTASTIC.
can anyone else show any older ones??

 

[DICKAREN]

Great collection.Could we see your WW1 French and German fuze collection.
Richard

 

[waffenamt]

Hi Stephan,That really is a lovely collection.
Please post more pics and write ups when you can.

cheers

waff

 

[minen]

Great collection.Could we see your WW1 French and German fuze collection.
Richard

Hi,

I will show my WWI fuzes in another post but I have to make photos !

Here is another old timed fuze : 25/38 model 1880 wich, probably, was never used during the great war. It has been replaced by the model 1880/1885. The hitting system is same as the "Budin" fuze. This is not a factory produced cutaway and the quality is significantly worse.





Stephan

 

[pzgr40]

absolutely interesting and beautiful stuff. Thanks for posting
Regards DJH

 

[minen]

hi.

Thank you all for your messages.
For those who understand french, I had made, a few years ago, a small study about this box. You can see it at this adress :

http://docmilitaria.free.fr/MC/Artillerie.html

I explain in details the functionning of these fuzes but, sorry, I never translated this document in english.

Regards,
Stephan

 

[Gspragge]

Terrific

Is System Budin Russian by chance, the same system is used in their Russian made Hotchkiss projectiles.

 

[minen]

Is System Budin Russian by chance, the same system is used in their Russian made Hotchkiss projectiles.

Mr Budin (Lieutnant) was a french officier at the Pyrotechnic school of Bourges (France). He had tested differents systems for differents fuzes. But it's possible that Russians had used this system (wich is very simple).

I don't have Hotchkiss projectiles, so, I can't compare.

Stephan

 

[Pascal]

Hi minen


You have really a very beautiful box !

 

[minen]

Hi,

Here is another nice box.
These fuzes are not rare but the cutaways are "mint" !

- 24/31 I.A.L. Lefvre Mle 1916
- 24/31 RY Remondy Mle 1917
- Mle 1914
- two 24/31 Peuch Remondy Mle 1916







Stephan

 

[Darren]

Hi,

Here is another nice box.
These fuzes are not rare but the cutaways are "mint" !

- 24/31 I.A.L. Lefvre Mle 1916
- 24/31 RY Remondy Mle 1917
- Mle 1914
- two 24/31 Peuch Remondy Mle 1916







Stephan

Very nice! Thanks for showing.