Deadly Combination

[satan18]

Hi.
Took a lot of hunting but with good luck and
good friends i finally managed to get my 17a and Zus40
combination.
Have just got an SC500 which will do nicely.

 

[waffenamt]

Lovely!

The only 3 ive got seem to have the `A` bit corroded off!

Ah well,on goes the hunt!
Thanks for showing yours.
best

waff

 

[Weasel]

Hi Satan18,
Thats a lovely fuze and anti withdrawl device, the more i see of these German bomb fuzes the more i want to get one or two for the collection, not that i need to branch off in another direction...
Best, Weasel.

 

[satan18]

Thanks Weasel
Was heavily into artillery myself until the german bombs and fuses came along.
sorta like stamp collecting one is not enough but more the fun in finding these trophys.


Regards satan

 

[BMG50]

Very Nice, have to keep my eyes out for this little combination.

 

[pzgr40]

Congratulations, a nice addition to your collection. Are you gonna cut them?

 

[satan18]

Hi Thanks

I will look for someone who can get it X rayed so at least i can see the workings.

If i found a not so nice one then i will section it.

Regards satan

 

[Fuzeman]

Hi Satan
Thats a nice type(17) A emergency pattern you have there , ive just looked at mine and surprise surprise its from the same batch.
Cheers

 

[satan18]

Hi Fuzeman
Thanks.
Was there any reason why the 17a took the place of the straight 17
or was it a manufacturing thing say for mass production?

And is it safe to assume that the internal workings were the same between the two fuses.

Regards satan

 

[waffenamt]

I have my 3 here Satan,ones a cutaway which is closer pictured in our `cutaway` section.The Zus40 is include too in the shots.
I think they are all `A` series though?,one or two have a different shape `a` on the top?

best


waff

 

[satan18]

That 17A cutaway is mmmmm nice

 

[satan18]

All Very Very Nice,but were they deliberately sectioned as a training thing
or just by personal choice do you think.

satan

 

[waffenamt]

Thank you squire,I talked to the seller who tells me his pal did it.
I wish i could do them like that!
The really rough one may be getting the treatment shortly.
Did you see those minty clocks elsewhere in one of the forums?,They are all fully strippable and still have original ink on them!
i will try and find then bump the thread.

best
waff

 

[Fuzeman]

Hi Satan sorry i didnt reply to you earlier The original type (17) had an external clock and had a rubber band around the clock portion to A quiten the clock or B to stop moisture , which seems most probable.
When the 1940 pattern came out the clock was fitted inside the fuze
The emergency pattern! the one you have was produced with a steel lower case as aliminium was in short supply . its interesting to note that the original (17) had 2 charging pins whereas the (17)A only had one , there is only one charging circuit , so no need for the second pin.

 

[satan18]

Thanks Fuzeman

regards satan