John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 133

• March 31, 2017 01:14:18 Cheryl Ellsworth

  Fruze Time 15 Seconds No. 25.

      The Mark III fuze is made

  of aluminium, and consists of the following parts viz;

  Body, time ring, cap, safety pin, detonator pellet with

  detonator, stirrup spring, needle plug, magazine, bottom

  plug and leather washer.

  The lower portion of the body contains the magazine channel

  and magazine, and the upper portion forms a stem and

  contains the detonator pellet with detonator and the needle

  plug. The shoulder of the body has a black mark to coincide

  with an arrow on the time ring, when set at safety

  The time ring which is graduated from 0 to 44 is fitted

  round the exterior of the stem

  The cap fits over the time ring, on top of a steel spring

  washer and closes the head of the fuze. It is secured

  when in position by a steel keep screw

  A copper safety pin provided with a loop of red cord

  passes through the top cap and the detonator pellet

  The detonator pellet is suspended by the safety pin and

  a stirrup spring, which is kept in position by its two

  clips

  The magazine contains about 45 grams of RF.C² powder.

• March 31, 2017 01:14:01 Cheryl Ellsworth

  Fruze Time 15 Seconds No. 25.

      The Mark III fuze is made

  of aluminium, and consists of the following parts viz;

  Body, time ring, cap, safety pin, detonator pellet with
  

  detonator, stirrup spring, needle plug, magazine, bottom

  plug and leather washer.

  The lower portion of the body contains the magazine channel

  and magazine, and the upper portion forms a stem and

  contains the detonator pellet with detonator and the needle

  plug. The shoulder of the body has a black mark to coincide

  with an arrow on the time ring, when set at safety

  The time ring which is graduated from 0 to 44 is fitted

  round the exterior of the stem

  The cap fits over the time ring, on top of a steel spring

  washer and closes the head of the fuze. It is secured

  when in position by a steel keep screw

  A copper safety pin provided with a loop of red cord

  passes through the top cap and the detonator pellet

  The detonator pellet is suspended by the safety pin and

  a stirrup spring, which is kept in position by its two

  clips

  The magazine contains about 45 grams of RF.C powder.

  
  

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