ID Shell Nose Fuse

[PureMassacre]

Hi,

I've had this for ages, sitting on my desk with my inert ammo collection. I'm pretty sure its a nose fuse from a shell, but I would like to know specifically what it is. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

http://staff.opflash.org/puremassacre/Military/shell01.jpghttp://staff.opflash.org/puremassacre/Military/shell02.jpg
http://staff.opflash.org/puremassacre/Military/shell03.jpghttp://staff.opflash.org/puremassacre/Military/shell04.jpg
http://staff.opflash.org/puremassacre/Military/shell05.jpg

[Hydro]

Couldn't say for sure, but it seems to have the NATO marking on it, the circled cross in the upper right piccy.

[Sneeker]

hit it with a hammer
p-)

[CanAT]

It's a Fuze Time No. 199
Introduced in 1933 as an anti-aircraft fuze, it uses a burning powder train with a maximum setting of 30 seconds. Oddly enough only the earliest ones had time graduations. The metals rings were replaced with plastic ones in 1941. The example here was made between 1938 and 1939.

The vent holes (the oval ones) and bottom all indicate that it is fired, but I would strongly suggest you get an eyes on professional opinion.

[Garron]

i think its british

RL=Royal Laboratories


Royal Laboratory, (Stamp/Headstamp RL)Woolwich Arsenal, Kent, UK. Woolwich Arsenal, of which the Royal Laboratory was only a part, is situated in South East London on the River Thames. The Arsenal dates from 1670 and has manufactured many different items of warlike stores for the armed forces. Ammunition was made at Woolwich long before the adoption of the .303 cartridge in 1889.

[Garron]

sorry double post

[PureMassacre]

Thanks for all your help so far.

So this was used with AA munitions? What type of ammunition and calibre?

Thanks.

[CanAT]

HE rounds, 3.7", 4.5" that type.

You are actually missing one of the time rings on your fuze and of course the threading used to attach it to shell body.