Swiss Tavaro (?) time fuze identity sought

[Rrickoshae]

and here's another odd one. 158mm tall, it appears to use the Tavaro time system but what exactly is it? The horizontal time ring reads to 7 and the vertical scale to 40. The cap has an odd 'tommy bar' fitted.

as always, over to you experts!

many thanks, dave

 

[Alpini]

what is the fuze thread diameter and diameter of the fuze body?

 

[Rrickoshae]

what is the fuze thread diameter and diameter of the fuze body?

hi Alpini, the fuze diameter is 43mm and the thread diameter 28mm. A very unusual looking thing, Dave

 

[Alpini]

hmm. that's not really far from a french 30-45 thread. I only know french Dixi mechanical time fuzes with a 30-45 fuze thread. But the fuze thread shape of your fuze is exactly like the Dixi fuze:

 

[Rrickoshae]

hmm. that's not really far from a french 30-45 thread. I only know french Dixi mechanical time fuzes with a 30-45 fuze thread. But the fuze thread shape of your fuze is exactly like the Dixi fuze:

yes, they do have a similar look about them. Its odd though that the fuze is so long and almost parallel sided for such a small diameter. And the cross bar is wider (55mm) than the diameter of the fuze so the shell, if thats what it came from, must be at least a medium calibre item.

Dave