Often i get asked about stripping down fuzes, to see whats inside ! I
would strongly discourage this practice as often , these fuzes being
over 70 years old , can be damaged , or coated in bitumen, stripping
them down dos,nt really achieve much!
Below are some pictures of a fuze , that was recently stripped down,
the exterior did not look too bad, some original paint remained ,
sadly stripping it down showed that damp had penetrated the case ,
and had caused the switch block to crumble.
Parts of the (9) airburst fuze stripped down recently
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Top of fuze removed
First sign that damp had penetrated was the switch block crumbling.
Rusted and discoloured switch block
Sad state , crumbling switch block breaking up.
The fuzes shown were all used for training purposes, during the war.
Top
Side
Other side
type (50) anti disturbance fuze , top removed
Side view
Top of Fuze
Top view of (26) fuze
Side view clearly showing vib switch
Inside of (26) showing the single pin , the other is a dummy pin
Top of (26) fuze
type (17) stripped
Top view
Top of fuze removed
top of (41)A fuze
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Inside of fuze
Internals of the (55) Fuze minus lower capacitors
former (broken top)
Top of (55) fuze due to the force of explosion the top has sheared away and is distorted.
Underneath of (55) fuze still has the felt washers in place
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Top of Anti disturbance (70)B fuze from Butterfly bomb
B 001.jpg)
Inside of fuze
would strongly discourage this practice as often , these fuzes being
over 70 years old , can be damaged , or coated in bitumen, stripping
them down dos,nt really achieve much!
Below are some pictures of a fuze , that was recently stripped down,
the exterior did not look too bad, some original paint remained ,
sadly stripping it down showed that damp had penetrated the case ,
and had caused the switch block to crumble.
Parts of the (9) airburst fuze stripped down recently
Top of fuze removed
First sign that damp had penetrated was the switch block crumbling.
Rusted and discoloured switch block
Sad state , crumbling switch block breaking up.
The fuzes shown were all used for training purposes, during the war.
Top
Side
Other side
type (50) anti disturbance fuze , top removed
Side view
Top of Fuze
Top view of (26) fuze
Side view clearly showing vib switch
Inside of (26) showing the single pin , the other is a dummy pin
Top of (26) fuze
type (17) stripped
Top view
Top of fuze removed
top of (41)A fuze
Inside of fuze
Internals of the (55) Fuze minus lower capacitors
former (broken top)
Top of (55) fuze due to the force of explosion the top has sheared away and is distorted.
Underneath of (55) fuze still has the felt washers in place
Top of Anti disturbance (70)B fuze from Butterfly bomb
Inside of fuze