Hi volks,
came across the following on ebay..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=4078
the buyer thinks it's a rocket part.. I'd say artillery shell fuze..
opinions?
Artillery Fuze or Rocket Nose cone?
The seller sent me a description of the markings.. let's see if anyone can make any sense of these...
"The first line in the lower section starts with a capital E. The following
four characters look like they could be lower case o's, I can't see the upper half of the characters, they could be 6's too, or something else. Then there's a capital Z and a Capital S. Then a forward slash. The next two characters are either capital C's or large zeros, something like that. Then there's either a blank or a character I can't see. The last letter seems to be a lower case g.
So the first number looks something like this: EooooZS/CC_g
The next line starts with a captital E, then a blank, then a lower case c (I think) and a lower case a. Then a large zero, I think. Then to the right of that about five spaces are blank. Then it says 1944 very clearly.
So it looks like this:
E ca0 1944
The other side of the piece there is the number 6 all by itself.
Those are all the markings I see."
Well... that's cleared *that* up then...
-cheers
"The first line in the lower section starts with a capital E. The following
four characters look like they could be lower case o's, I can't see the upper half of the characters, they could be 6's too, or something else. Then there's a capital Z and a Capital S. Then a forward slash. The next two characters are either capital C's or large zeros, something like that. Then there's either a blank or a character I can't see. The last letter seems to be a lower case g.
So the first number looks something like this: EooooZS/CC_g
The next line starts with a captital E, then a blank, then a lower case c (I think) and a lower case a. Then a large zero, I think. Then to the right of that about five spaces are blank. Then it says 1944 very clearly.
So it looks like this:
E ca0 1944
The other side of the piece there is the number 6 all by itself.
Those are all the markings I see."
Well... that's cleared *that* up then...
-cheers
Z.S usually means "Zunderlaufzeit sekunden" (Fuse delay in seconds)
It should be followed by a number giving the delay. (E.g 30 or 45)
Fg (If there could be an F there???) means "Fliehgewichtsantrieb" which (in short) is a self destruction mechanism used on AA shells.
It looks very similar to a drawing of Uhrwerkzeitzunder ZT.Z.S/30 for 88 and 105mm flak!
EE
It should be followed by a number giving the delay. (E.g 30 or 45)
Fg (If there could be an F there???) means "Fliehgewichtsantrieb" which (in short) is a self destruction mechanism used on AA shells.
It looks very similar to a drawing of Uhrwerkzeitzunder ZT.Z.S/30 for 88 and 105mm flak!
EE
This is a very rare one indeed....
it's a steel Dopp. Z. S/30 Fg 1, Doppelzünder S 30 (30 seconds, max) Fliehgewichtsantrieb 1.
Used in all kinds of HE rounds, ranging from 8,8 to 12,8 cm's.
It's both a mechanical impact fuze as well as a time fuze.
I wish i would have known about this auction, i have been looking for one for years, and 10 $ is a real bargain !
Zünder,
http://www.wk2ammo.com
it's a steel Dopp. Z. S/30 Fg 1, Doppelzünder S 30 (30 seconds, max) Fliehgewichtsantrieb 1.
Used in all kinds of HE rounds, ranging from 8,8 to 12,8 cm's.
It's both a mechanical impact fuze as well as a time fuze.
I wish i would have known about this auction, i have been looking for one for years, and 10 $ is a real bargain !
Zünder,
http://www.wk2ammo.com