ATNOMIS Posted 18 April , 2011 Share Posted 18 April , 2011 Pals Ive been given these? I think they are fuses from shell's? The one on the right has what looks to be arabic numbers. Your thoughts please. Regards Atnomis/simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tom Posted 18 April , 2011 Share Posted 18 April , 2011 They are certainly fuses. Superficially they all look much alike, but their uses were myriad. These may be of the type used for shrapnel shells i.e. could be adjusted to vary the time between firing and the explosion of the shell to release the shrapnel to achieve the desired effect.I have read that in 1914 RHA & RFA officers were very skilled at deciding the time delay to have the greatest effect on infantry in the open. I could not read the figures etc. No doubt a real expert will identify them. Old Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF_Louvert Posted 18 April , 2011 Share Posted 18 April , 2011 . Simon, We have another discussion going on as well in the "Identify This Great War Relic" thread, and I posted a link there to the following website: Passion and Compassion 1914 1918 Click on the 'Artillery and Fuses' tab in the menu and you should find a lot of excellent information and pictures there concerning the two fuses you own, the first of which appears to be a British N80 from 1916. Cheers! Lou . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianjonesncl Posted 18 April , 2011 Share Posted 18 April , 2011 Type 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF_Louvert Posted 18 April , 2011 Share Posted 18 April , 2011 . ECHO ECHO ECHO... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATNOMIS Posted 19 April , 2011 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2011 Type 80 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF_Louvert Posted 19 April , 2011 Share Posted 19 April , 2011 . Simon, in the post before ianjonescl, I identified the fuse for you and provided a link to an excellent website with diagrams, cutaways, and photos of fuses that match yours, and you won't even acknowledge my assistance. What gives? Have I offended in some way? Lou . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATNOMIS Posted 19 April , 2011 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2011 . Simon, We have another discussion going on as well in the "Identify This Great War Relic" thread, and I posted a link there to the following website: Passion and Compassion 1914 1918 Click on the 'Artillery and Fuses' tab in the menu and you should find a lot of excellent information and pictures there concerning the two fuses you own, the first of which appears to be a British N80 from 1916. Cheers! Lou . Lou Many thanks for the input. I'm now at home and can see the full forum. I was on my cell phone at work earlier. I have found the website very informative. Regards Simon . Have I offended in some way? Lou . Not at all. I was in work on my cell. Sorry to upset you, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF_Louvert Posted 19 April , 2011 Share Posted 19 April , 2011 . No worrys Simon, you have not upset me at all Sir. I was simply wondering what happened, as you did not acknowledge either my post or Old Tom's. I don't have a cell phone with internet access so I did not realize you could only see the last post in a thread when viewing it via that device, (I will be sure to keep that in mind in the future). Glad the information was useful for you Simon. Cheers! Lou . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATNOMIS Posted 19 April , 2011 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2011 They are certainly fuses. Superficially they all look much alike, but their uses were myriad. These may be of the type used for shrapnel shells i.e. could be adjusted to vary the time between firing and the explosion of the shell to release the shrapnel to achieve the desired effect.I have read that in 1914 RHA & RFA officers were very skilled at deciding the time delay to have the greatest effect on infantry in the open. I could not read the figures etc. No doubt a real expert will identify them. Old Tom Cheers Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tom Posted 19 April , 2011 Share Posted 19 April , 2011 My pleasure! I retired years ago, well before I encountered this forum, but in those far off days Cell phones were not readily, if at all, available and I would not have been tempted at work. Old Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 19 April , 2011 Share Posted 19 April , 2011 The various 'Treatise on Ammuniton' is a good resource you can access the 1915 edition online here. http://gigconceptsinc.com/files/British_Treatise_on_Ammunition-1915.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF_Louvert Posted 19 April , 2011 Share Posted 19 April , 2011 . Outstanding! I was not aware that volume was available online. It is now safely in my e-library. Many thanks Sir. Cheers! Lou . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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