Part of a bomb fuze? Metal detecting find

[bakkie]

Hi,

Past summer I found this round part in a WW2 battlefield area. I could not get an ID on it.
Today I came across a dealer selling a replica Crabtree discharger. It reminded me of the part I found past summer.

I can see it's not a Crabtree discharger but it might be related or bomb fuze related?

Maybe someone here can recognize and ID it?

 

[ASD]

Evening Bakkie - did you come across it in the UK or further afield? It is not jumping out to me as BD-related.
All the best.
A

 

[kahu1]

Hi,

Past summer I found this round part in a WW2 battlefield area. I could not get an ID on it.
Today I came across a dealer selling a replica Crabtree discharger. It reminded me of the part I found past summer.

I can see it's not a Crabtree discharger but it might be related or bomb fuze related?

Maybe someone here can recognize and ID it?

That looks like part of an igniferous artillery time fuze.

 

[bakkie]

Hi

It was found in Belgium.
Where British troops fought German troops in september 1944.

The place is littered with a lot of 25pdr fuze parts.


@kahu1
Do you have a suggestion where I could get more info on that subject?

Thank you

 

[ASD]

Morning. A bit tricky to see from the images. Is the item tarnished brass (or other non ferrous metal) or is it rusty iron? All the best. A

 

[bakkie]

Hi

I tried to clean it
I believe the material is bronze

Attached several images.

 

[ASD]

Non-ferrous supports the fuze theory. Others will know more but it does not have the profile I would expect for a combustion time fuze. It is also unusual not to see an external thread. (Image for comparison attached.)