painted no.119 fuze

[collector]

Found me this great, inert, early dated British no.119 fuze.
It has been painted with numbers? not sure what it looks like.
Does anybody have a suggestion why this was done?


Would this have been done after it was created, or after the war by somebody with an artistic license?

Robert

 

[British_Collector]

my no 119 brass fuze has the same black ring, my 119 zink has it too and one L thats mean LIGHT

 

[NZ L1A1 Collector]

BLACK band around the body denotes No. 119 Fuze.

LL means Very Light Fuzes, i.e. fuzes weighing 1-lb. 14-oz. and over, but not reaching 2-lb. 2-oz. are stenciled L.L.

Ref: Handbook for the 9.2 inch Gun.

 

[collector]

Thank you both for the information, really appreciated.
Danke Dir.