Unidentified 8,7cm fuze

[Guns1418]

Good morning

I've been struggling for many time to identify this fuze

Material is brass, tail thread diameter around 35 mm, cone base diameter close to 60mm. Ring markings range 0 to 43 with 0.5 intervals. A Cross mark for percussion behavior selection designates this fuze as a Time and Percussion one

The screwable cap on the top might very well be the original percussion system casing, or a cover replacing the original cap when this was perhaps transformed into a Trench Art inkwell

The only visible marking is "8,7cm"

Markings, material and technology makes me think of a pre-WW1 fuze, maybe Italian, Belgian, German, or from a non fighting nation ?

Any help or idea are welcome



Regards

Bernard

 

[Guns1418]

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[Hoeksel]

Fuzes are not my expertise, but 8,7 cm is a pretty rare calibre so from a shell case point of view, it could maybe be the German 8,7 cm Feldkanone L/24 M1891 or the Italian 8,7 cm M1880/M1889. I think Italy would not write "cm" personally so I would go for German.