Any idea on shell fuses?

[Lee Bradbury]

A few decades ago, on various trips to the Ypres Salient, I picked up some shell fuses from fields butting onto some cemeteries; I got permission before doing so of course & I was given a couple from an elderly Farmer who’d picked them up when he was a kid.

I’ve no idea what they are from & was hoping someone would be willing to part with some knowledge & enlighten me.

 

 

#1

 

#2

 

#3

 

#4

 

#5

Edited 31 July , 2018 by Lee Bradbury

[MikeyH]

Lee,

 

#1. British No.80 FUZE c/w adaptor

#2. Possibly British No.100 FUZE

#3  Not 100% sure

#4  French, probably 30/38 FUZE

#5  British No.85 FUZE c/w adaptor.  American manufacture ALCO = American Locomotive Co.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Mike.

Edited 31 July , 2018 by MikeyH

[Lee Bradbury]

19 minutes ago, MikeyH said:

Lee,

 

#1. British No.80 FUZE c/w adaptor

#2. Possibly British No.100 FUZE

#3  Not 100% sure

#4  French, probably 30/38 FUZE

#5  British No.85 FUZE c/w adaptor.  American manufacture ALCO = American Locomotive Co.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Mike.

Thank you very much!

I wonder if #3 could be German?

[AOK4]

2 is a HZ 14 German fuse when I'm not mistaken

3 is a German lMWZ (leichte Minenwerfer Zünder)

[Lee Bradbury]

1 hour ago, AOK4 said:

2 is a HZ 14 German fuse when I'm not mistaken

3 is a German lMWZ (leichte Minenwerfer Zünder)

Aha, right. Thank you for that info.

[14276265]

2 hours ago, AOK4 said:

3 is a German lMWZ (leichte Minenwerfer Zünder)

 

Almost. It is an lWMZ - leichte Wurf Mine Zünder.

 

Minenwerfer is the weapon, a bomb or mine thrower. Wurf Mine is the round.

 

 

 

 

265

Edited 31 July , 2018 by 14276265

[Lee Bradbury]

2 hours ago, 14276265 said:

 

Almost. It is an lWMZ - leichte Wurf Mine Zünder.

 

Minenwerfer is the weapon, a bomb or mine thrower. Wurf Mine is the round.

 

 

 

 

265

Thanks for adding to my knowledge, it’s good to know what I’ve got. 👍🏼 

[Lee Bradbury]

There is mention, by MickeyH, of ‘c/w adapter’....what is the ‘adapter’?

[14276265]

2 hours ago, Lee Bradbury said:

There is mention, by MickeyH, of ‘c/w adapter’....what is the ‘adapter’?

 

It's the bottom section attached to both your No.80 and No.85 fuzes. It's an adapter piece that allows the fuze with 2-inch thread to be used with the 2.5-inch thread of the Shrapnel shell body. It also caps off the resin matrixed lead Shrapnel balls, and locks the central tube that runs down to the black powder charge tin in the base of the shell.

 

 

Edited 31 July , 2018 by 14276265

[Lee Bradbury]

13 hours ago, 14276265 said:

 

It's the bottom section attached to both your No.80 and No.85 fuzes. It's an adapter piece that allows the fuze with 2-inch thread to be used with the 2.5-inch thread of the Shrapnel shell body. It also caps off the resin matrixed lead Shrapnel balls, and locks the central tube that runs down to the black powder charge tin in the base of the shell.

 

 

Thank you very much, nice big learning curve!