Fuse Head

[essdee]

The attached photos are of a fuse head marked AMCO 3-17, LOT 208.

However, there is a marking which I can't read due to slight damage, this happened when the ship carrying this and hundreds like it hit the sea bed.

Any ideas on fuse type and on which munition used?

essdee

[Guest albrown]

what you have is a No101 fuve with the top part missing.introduced in 1916 finally obsolete after several variations in 1945.i will post more pics and docs on this fuze tonight

[museumtom]

101 Number on British fuzes. Percussion Fuze. Attempt to overcome 100s weak points. Introduced 1916. Obsolete 1921.

101D Number on British fuzes. Percussion Fuze. Proposed delay version of 101. Design cancelled 1917.

101Q Number on British fuzes. Percussion Fuze. Swiss, made by Zenith and Piccard-Pictet. Obsolete 1921.

101b Number on British fuzes. Percussion Fuze. 101 Fuze for heavy Howitzers 12/15". Royal Ordnance Factory modified 101 Fuzes with weaker detent spring. Introduced 1916. Obsolete 1845.

101E Number on British fuzes. Percussion Fuze. 101 with shutter. Introduced 1916. Obsolete 1943.

101EX Number on British fuzes. Percussion Fuze. 101E with a stronger creep spring. Introduced 1917. Obsolete 1921.

[Guest albrown]

right then seen as tom as already put fuze list on heres picture of one stripped and document showing parts

[essdee]

Thanks both for info and pics

essdee