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The only thing what was written on the box and fuse is Junghans
The second one, also from Junghans I could identify as a 2 cm flak fuse. Hope I be correct
"Zt Z S/30 Fg" - Zeitzunder 30 Sekunden mit Fliegewicht
It's a 30 second mechanical time fuse with the Junghans centrifugal drive mechanism replacing the Krupp-Thiel clockwork system.
These were used on most of the large calibre Flak guns -
8.8cm Flak 18, 36, 37 & 41
10.5cm Flak 38 & 39
12.8cm Flak 40 & 45
Interesting I couldn't find a reference to the "2cm" but only 3.7cm and 5cm self-destruction nose fuses............however the "2cm Kpf Z Zerl Fg" translates to:
"2cm nose fuse using a centrifugal mechanism to self-destruction"
A striker was kept from a detonation by a centrifugal bolt assembly, but the effect lessened with the reduction in spin towards the end of the shell's flight so a spring was able to force the bolt back, releasing the striker to fire the fuse.
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