Hello All,
I've just acquired a really nice WW1 HE 4" mortar shell, complete with its transit plug. To complement it I would like to find the correct fuze, but after searching everywhere I've drawn a blank. I'm guessing it would have used a direct impact percussion fuze rather than a graze action due to the high angle of descent. There's an example of this shell on the IWM site that states that the one they have is the only one left in existence and the photo shows a time and percussion fuze fitted which in my view is incorrect. The photo on the IWM site is fairly low resolution, so I can't tell what type it is. Can anyone help with info relating to what the correct fuze should be? Any ideas/information gratefully received!
Thanks, Steve
I've just acquired a really nice WW1 HE 4" mortar shell, complete with its transit plug. To complement it I would like to find the correct fuze, but after searching everywhere I've drawn a blank. I'm guessing it would have used a direct impact percussion fuze rather than a graze action due to the high angle of descent. There's an example of this shell on the IWM site that states that the one they have is the only one left in existence and the photo shows a time and percussion fuze fitted which in my view is incorrect. The photo on the IWM site is fairly low resolution, so I can't tell what type it is. Can anyone help with info relating to what the correct fuze should be? Any ideas/information gratefully received!
Thanks, Steve