Unknown Aluminium Shell Fuse

[peregrinvs]

Hi,

I picked this up at the local car boot. My best guess is that it's a postwar British HE fuse, but other than that I haven't got much idea.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[siegfreid]

It's a fuze for a British WW2 4.5" anti aircraft shell , I think , but I can't remember the number . It would have had a conical tip with graduations on it . Hope this helps .

 

[spotter]

It's a fuze for a British WW2 4.5" anti aircraft shell , I think , but I can't remember the number . It would have had a conical tip with graduations on it . Hope this helps .

either a no209 or no210

 

[siegfreid]

either a no209 or no210

Thanks , Allan . The old memory ain't what it used to be ! Mike.

 

[peregrinvs]

Thanks everyone. It's a No209 II as I've compared it to some pictures on the web and after a closer look I've found some remnants of the '209 II' marking. For some reason I thought it was more modern. Presumably metal detectorists find these regularly?

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Darren]

This is what it would have looked like inside....

Darren

 

[peregrinvs]

Thanks for the pictures. It's interesting to know there's a clockwork mechanism entombed within it.

Presumably it was most likely fired during the Blitz? I think there's also a very faint '39' on it which is hopefully the year of manufacture.

Cheers,
Mark

 

[siegfreid]

Thanks everyone. It's a No209 II as I've compared it to some pictures on the web and after a closer look I've found some remnants of the '209 II' marking. For some reason I thought it was more modern. Presumably metal detectorists find these regularly?

Cheers,
Mark

Mark.
Yes , the SE of England would have been ankle deep in them during the war . We used to find loads of them when I did metal detecting [by permission] many , many years ago .

 

[EOD]

Mabye of interest: it is a Swiss Tavaro design (and licence to the UK or even made by Tavaro).