o j kirby Posted 11 August , 2010 Share Posted 11 August , 2010 Hello Troops, Can anyone advise me on the interpretation of the markings on a German fuze? They appear as... Dopp Zc/91 Sb The fuze is all brass, and has timings up to 45 seconds. Can anyone also tell me of what type of shell, or shells, this may have been fitted to? Thank you, Owain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 11 August , 2010 Share Posted 11 August , 2010 I'm not near my reference books but I would say it would fit shells from 105mm upwards. Certainly medium to longer range guns. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnreed Posted 11 August , 2010 Share Posted 11 August , 2010 Fuze Dopp. Z. 91 Manufactured from Brass. Graduated from 3 to 45 in hundreds of metres. Used with 9 cm field Gun '73/88: 1888 pattern shell and 1891 pattern Shrapnel. Maximum range (time Fuze) 4921 yards. It was an obsolete fuze used on old stocks of ammunition. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 11 August , 2010 Share Posted 11 August , 2010 Fuze Dopp. Z. 91 Manufactured from Brass. Graduated from 3 to 45 in hundreds of metres. Used with 9 cm field Gun '73/88: 1888 pattern shell and 1891 pattern Shrapnel. Maximum range (time Fuze) 4921 yards. It was an obsolete fuze used on old stocks of ammunition. John Ah ha. Metres not seconds. Fairly poor performance by later standards too. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 11 August , 2010 Share Posted 11 August , 2010 Hi Sb : manufactured at Strasbourg Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 11 August , 2010 Share Posted 11 August , 2010 suppose it is thi s type of fuze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o j kirby Posted 13 August , 2010 Author Share Posted 13 August , 2010 Hello, Thanks for the replies. Cnock's photo does show the same fuze that I have. Is there any further information on the 9cm field gun? Cheers, Owain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 17 August , 2010 Share Posted 17 August , 2010 Here is the info from Notes on German Fuzes (2nd Edition) Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 17 August , 2010 Share Posted 17 August , 2010 Info Info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 17 August , 2010 Share Posted 17 August , 2010 9 cm FIELD GUN MODEL C/73/88 German designation: 9 cm Feldgeschutz Material C/73/88 (abbreviated: 9 cm FK C/73/88) Weight of projectile: Shell 7,5 kg Shrapnel 7,42 kg Muzzle velocity: 442 m/sec (1 450 ft/sec) Calibre: 8,8 cm (3,46 in) Maximum range: Shell 6 500 m Shrapnel 6 600 m Traverse: Nil Elevation: -15° to +l8° Weight in action: 1 308 kg (1,29 tons) Good luck with finding a contmepmorary picture, there are a few pics on South African sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieBris Posted 17 August , 2010 Share Posted 17 August , 2010 Hello, Thanks for the replies. Cnock's photo does show the same fuze that I have. Is there any further information on the 9cm field gun? Cheers, Owain. The Krupp C73 gun was manufactured in fairly large numbers. Although it was obsolete by WW1 it was still in use by second line units of the German Army and front line units of the Ottoman Army. The actual bore is 8.7cm and the gun had two motion breech without any recoil system. There are a fair number of survivors mostly captured from the Ottomans in Palestine. The attached is at Mt Perry in Queensland, the wheels appear to have been cobbled up in the local mine workshop, but the rest of the gun is fairly well preserved. Lovett Artillery has a restored C73 on their website - www.lovettartillery.com/9cm._C_1873_Kanone.html. Regards, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCurragh Posted 7 March , 2011 Share Posted 7 March , 2011 Hello, Thanks for the replies. Cnock's photo does show the same fuze that I have. Is there any further information on the 9cm field gun? Cheers, Owain. Submitted by new member Timymarum via "Report this Post" i have a C/73 9cm in my collection 1874.located in Maryland USA,if your close you can see it .lovette has one in georgia and another fellow has two in pennsylvania.the only 4 known in us.i can send pictures,but i dont know how to attach to this post.im intrested in sights if any one finds one!!! shells are certainly intresting too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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