mds308 Posted December 29, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 29, 2020 Not sure on model. The half I have only has stamped LOT 1878. I don't think it's an M1907. Was this for training purposes? Any ideas on value? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frijoles108 Posted May 2, 2021 Share #2 Posted May 2, 2021 Hi Mds, this is a british no85 fuze, which were produced in the USA for the british during ww1. It essentially is a m1907 fuze that we had been using with our 75mm and 3 inch shells before world war 1. When we began doing foreign sales to equip the british army, we just modified the fuze to have a larger base to fit adaptors for british shrapnel shells (they were always found on 18 pounders). These are pretty common fuzes, and this side section looks to me like it was done by someone at home (definitely not a official instructional example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn Posted May 2, 2021 Share #3 Posted May 2, 2021 looking at the cutaway, one must think of the time spent machining these darn things. and how many must have been made, wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frijoles108 Posted May 3, 2021 Share #4 Posted May 3, 2021 And then to imagine all those man hours by various people put into a single fuze, only to be expended of its use within seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxrobot Posted June 15, 2021 Share #5 Posted June 15, 2021 On the left is a U.S. made N0.85 fuze for British ammo. On the right is a U.S. made M1907. Note the difference in the threaded portion. P.S. The Lusitania was carrying a lot of these No.85 fuzes. British practice was to ship the fuzes separate from the shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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