goldmax 007 Posted 14 August , 2013 Share Posted 14 August , 2013 Here are 4 of mine i have had these a while now my dad spent ages cleaning them up a few years back i have also now started to clean 1 up myself will add photo when complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKY Posted 14 August , 2013 Share Posted 14 August , 2013 May be a daft question , but is there ANY danger in heating them up and smacking them with a hammer? I have a few but always cautious of doing anything with them! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo7125 Posted 14 August , 2013 Share Posted 14 August , 2013 Here are 4 of mine i have had these a while now my dad spent ages cleaning them up a few years back i have also now started to clean 1 up myself will add photo when complete very nice, I have one of those turkish fuses as well (far left in pic) looks like yours has taken a hit to the nose cone but should easily come apart. The two beehive fuses have had the bottom part cut off them :l but still very nice condition. I can give you some pics of that turkish fuse stripped down if you are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo7125 Posted 14 August , 2013 Share Posted 14 August , 2013 May be a daft question , but is there ANY danger in heating them up and smacking them with a hammer? I have a few but always cautious of doing anything with them! Tony a fuse's role is not to explode, its basically to ignite a charge. so pretty much all it does is produce sparks. (this is for ww1/2 fuses, some of the modern fuses are a bit different). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted 14 August , 2013 Share Posted 14 August , 2013 a fuse's role is not to explode, its basically to ignite a charge. so pretty much all it does is produce sparks. (this is for ww1/2 fuses, some of the modern fuses are a bit different). Nonsense! The gaine on a fuze is a detonator and is an explosive device. Should you have an fuze that has not functioned the gaine is quite capable of taking your fingers off.if not worse.. Fortunately, the vast majority of WWI fuzes are from fired shells where the fuze has functioned as it is meant to and are thus harmless. Regards TonyE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo7125 Posted 14 August , 2013 Share Posted 14 August , 2013 Nonsense! The gaine on a fuze is a detonator and is an explosive device. Should you have an fuze that has not functioned the gaine is quite capable of taking your fingers off.if not worse.. Fortunately, the vast majority of WWI fuzes are from fired shells where the fuze has functioned as it is meant to and are thus harmless. Regards TonyE Exactly.. a fuses role is to ignite a charge, the first charge being a gain. the gain attaches to the fuse- no gain, no danger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRKY Posted 15 August , 2013 Share Posted 15 August , 2013 So potential danger if the gain still attached? I did find a perfect fuse head with a complete gain , many years ago on The Somme, was told in France it was safe ( by a local expert) so brought it home and displayed until a good chap on this forum advised it was live and dangerous, local Police not very happy with me! Think majority are safe but one needs to be careful when giving advice on handling such items. I learnt a valuable lesson, if not sure leave well alone. Just thought what could have happened if I had heated up the fuse head as per video, with the gain attached, BANG. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 15 August , 2013 Share Posted 15 August , 2013 Tony see this thread which may be helpful: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=198057&hl= Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo7125 Posted 15 August , 2013 Share Posted 15 August , 2013 This was the majority of my collection about a year ago today I doubt I'd get half my stuff on the desk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscott Posted 16 August , 2013 Share Posted 16 August , 2013 Some very nice shell fuses posted in this thread. What's the preferred method of cleaning these from their battlefield found state? I have a bag of uncleaned fuses (bought in Ieper, not found by me) and have had some good advice in the past about using acids etc - but unfortunately this is not hugely practical given where I'm living at the moment. Any other suggestions? Personally my favourites are the large German Dopp fuses. PS> Nice collection evo - quite a lot of variety there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo7125 Posted 16 August , 2013 Share Posted 16 August , 2013 Some very nice shell fuses posted in this thread. What's the preferred method of cleaning these from their battlefield found state? I have a bag of uncleaned fuses (bought in Ieper, not found by me) and have had some good advice in the past about using acids etc - but unfortunately this is not hugely practical given where I'm living at the moment. Any other suggestions? Personally my favourites are the large German Dopp fuses. PS> Nice collection evo - quite a lot of variety there! Check this: I know you don't want to use acid, but you can still use a wire brush to get rid of the dirt, then polish with brass or other metal polish- use the metal polish with wire wool though, it works better than polishing for hours with a cloth. I would also recommend soaking in a tub of vinegar with a table spoon of salt, but it will take a couple of days to make a difference (where as acid will only take 10 minutes) then polishing with wire wool and brasso. If you like the German DOPP fuses check out my youtube page (youtube.com/user/evo7125), I've got a few that fully field strip (you can see a couple of them in the pic above (under the German m35 helmet). hope that helps, and PS thanks I try and get a bit of variation in the collection, makes it more interesting in my opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscott Posted 19 August , 2013 Share Posted 19 August , 2013 Thanks Evo - very helpful. Cheers, J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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