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British No 106 fuze (Sectioned), manufactured in 1918. The No 106 percussion fuze with cap was introduced in 1917. It incorporated a direct action mechanism, using a large hammer. Safety by split distance pieces beneath the hammer, retained by a fly-off tape with weights. The No 106 started life as the No 49, to the G.S. gauge and was almost immediately redesigned to 2-inch gauge and approved in March 1916. The No 106 ran to twenty-seven 'Marks' and was declared obsolete in 1934.
British No 106 fuze (Sectioned), manufactured in 1918, H 10cm x 6cm diameter. The No 106 percussion fuze with cap was introduced in 1917. It incorporated a direct action mechanism, using a large hammer. Safety by split distance pieces beneath the hammer, retained by a fly-off tape with weights. The No 106 started life as the No 49, to the G.S. gauge and was almost immediately redesigned to 2-inch gauge and approved in March 1916. The No 106 ran to twenty-seven 'Marks' and was declared obsolete in 1934.
fuze
H 10cm x 6cm diameter.
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