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Plug Firing No 32 ?????????
- Thread starter Gspragge
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The thread appears to be right handed and there appears to be a taper seat to the underside of the top - therefore nose fuze.
The N2 - denotes Naval and Arabic numeral 2 places it 1945 onwards.
The length of the intrusion would suggest a projectile that was capable of taking a proximity or multi-role fuze.
Alas, I can't advise as to which projectiles it was used with.
What tpi is the thread?
TimG
The N2 - denotes Naval and Arabic numeral 2 places it 1945 onwards.
The length of the intrusion would suggest a projectile that was capable of taking a proximity or multi-role fuze.
Alas, I can't advise as to which projectiles it was used with.
What tpi is the thread?
TimG
standard 2" thread
You are correct :bigsmile:, I also found a tiny Broad Arrow mark on the base. It is the
standard 2" fuze thread and as a test I screwed it into a 60pr - fits just fine.
I thought it was finer D'oh :tinysmile_hmm_t:~ So maybe it would fit any late or post war Navel 4.5" or
larger projectile with a lot of depth for a proximity fuze.
It's in the family of a plug I posted recently; Plug Firing No14 Mk3 N -
only that one was short like a regular shipping plug.
It does not fit the 3"MK34 probert type projectile.
The term "Plug Firing" I presume means for practice shooting puposes, not just shipping ?
The stem seems longer than fuzes I viewed online but most examples didn't seem to be post war.
The stem might also include a booster charge adding to the length. Maybe some one has an example
of a 1960s or thereabouts fuze to compare. This example has some weight to it.
You are correct :bigsmile:, I also found a tiny Broad Arrow mark on the base. It is the
standard 2" fuze thread and as a test I screwed it into a 60pr - fits just fine.
I thought it was finer D'oh :tinysmile_hmm_t:~ So maybe it would fit any late or post war Navel 4.5" or
larger projectile with a lot of depth for a proximity fuze.
It's in the family of a plug I posted recently; Plug Firing No14 Mk3 N -
only that one was short like a regular shipping plug.
It does not fit the 3"MK34 probert type projectile.
The term "Plug Firing" I presume means for practice shooting puposes, not just shipping ?
The stem seems longer than fuzes I viewed online but most examples didn't seem to be post war.
The stem might also include a booster charge adding to the length. Maybe some one has an example
of a 1960s or thereabouts fuze to compare. This example has some weight to it.
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If some one here can use these plugs in thier collection I"m not
married to them as they are a bit modern for me and might
help complete something elsewhere. The long one is heavy.
Any reasonable offer less than very much as postage might be onorous is fair or a trade.:tinysmile_hmm_t:
married to them as they are a bit modern for me and might
help complete something elsewhere. The long one is heavy.
Any reasonable offer less than very much as postage might be onorous is fair or a trade.:tinysmile_hmm_t: