Are these ELAZ 55A Fuzes with an anti-handling/anti-disturbance feature?

[ChrisR]

Excuse my ignorance but I am familiar with Ys stamped on 50 Fuzes, but I have a couple of fuzes in my collection that are 55As with 'CPP Y' stamped on them.
So are these markings indicating they are anti-disturbance fuzes, or am I barking up the wrong tree.
And if they are, why have anti-handling on an an impact fuze, unless it was for bombs dropped too low?
Can someone please school me? I'm here to learn!

 

[sgdbdr]

german type 55A `Y` fuze?

Hi chaps, Im very happy with this for a tenner! im sure its a 55A `Y` fuze?

www.bocn.co.uk

 

[Fusse2004]

The 55 or 55A was used in bombs specifically for low-level attacks against railway lines and earthen embankments. For this reason, a spike was screwed onto the bombs and provided with a contact head.

 

[Fusse2004]

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[ChrisR]

Thanks for that. This is the first time I have seen a close-up photo of the contact head. So why would there be a 55A fuze with an anti-handling feature, or am I mistaken regarding the Y stamp?

 

[Fusse2004]

I found this in my documents.

 

[ChrisR]

Some good information there. Thanks.

 

[pat]

bonjour, les seules fusées anti manipulation que je connais sont celles de la série 0, pas la série 5 qui est pour un emploi général