British ww2 trip flare

[pzgr40]

Who can help me on a cutaway drawing of this British WW2 trip flare?
What is the correct designation of this trip flare
Who can help me on a drawing of how it is placed with the loose spring rod beside it (assuming it belongs to the trip flare)

Thanks in advance,

Regards, DJH

 

[MINENAZ16]

Hello,

I know this one as "FLARE TRIP WIRE MK.I."

http://www.lexpev.nl/minesandcharges/europe/unitedkingdom/flaretripbakelite.html

 

[pzgr40]

Thank you, now I still only need a cutaway drawing of the flare itself.
Regards, DJH

 

[siegfreid]

Can't help with a diagram but here's one that has been sectioned . Hope this helps .

 

[TimG]

Hope this helps

TimG

 

[AE501]

The rod is part of the mechanism.
If you look under the flare body you will see two holes in a brass piece, with two projections in between.
When you are setting up the flare the striker head sits between the two projections.
When the rod is fitted the two holes are in line with it.
This is a delicate operation. The spring has to be tensioned so that the striker stays in its central position.
This means that if the flare is tripped, the striker goes down the hole nearer the trip wire and if it is cut, the spring pulls the striker the other way, down the further hole, in both cases the flare operates.
The rod was a later addition, when it was realised that the enemy only had to cut the wire to render the flare inoperative.

 

[pzgr40]

Thanks to all of you. Great info. Now I know the inner works are missing with mine.

Regards, DJH