Don't say "Cheese" - say "BANZAI"!!!

[Dronic69]

Hi All,

I was sorting through my fuse storage boxes and finally pulled out all of my humble little WW2 Japanese fuze collection which I have been hording over the past few decades.........

Photo Set 1: Aerial Bomb fuses:
[L to R]
1) Army Type 99 Inst-Short Delay {A-2(c)}
2) Navy Type 15 Tail Fuse, Model 2 Mod 1 {B-3(a)}
3) Army Type 92 Large Bomb tail Fuse {B-4(a)}
4) Army Type 92 Large Bomb Nose Fuse {A-4(a)}
5) Army 12 Year Type Tail Fuze {B-1(a)} + container
6) Navy Type 15 Tail Fuse + Gaine + safety removal tag + container

Photo Set 2: Artillery and Mortar
[L to R, back row]
1) Navy Type 98 Time Fuze
2) Navy Type 91 Time Fuze
3) Navy Type 89 Time Fuze
4) Navy Type 89 Time Fuse
5) Unknown Nose Cone
6) Navy Type 88 Impact Fuse
7) Navy Type 88 Impact Fuse

[L to R, middle row]
1) Army Type 94 Small Delay Base Fuse (sectionised)
2) Navy Type 91 Time Fuse clock mechanism + fuse cone
3) Army Type 3rd Year Time Fuse
4) Army Type 5th Year Time Fuse
5) Navy Type 5th Year Impact Fuze + gaine
6) Navy Type 5th Year Impact Fuse

[L to R, Front row]
1) Army Type 88 Instantaneous - Gun
2) Army Type 88 Instantaneous - Howitzer
3) Army Type 88 Delay - Howitzer
4) 2 x Type 88 small
5) Army Type 93 Delay-Instan Mortar
6) Navy 2 x 25mm Type 1 Fuzes.

Enjoy!!!

Cheers
Drew

 

[pak40]

Beautiful fuzes

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Very nice collection.

I think there will be a lot of drooling going on over these pictures-lovely collection you have there!

 

[BOUGAINVILLE]

Hi Andrew,

You have done very well there. A very nice collection and a pleasure to see it.

Cheers,
Robert

 

[SG500]

Very very nice, there will be a lot of people adding things to their "wants list".
Thanks for showing them.
Dave.

 

[dano1917]

Very nice Drew, Banzai!!! You have some great fuzes in your collection, keep 'em coming....Dano

 

[Dronic69]

Hi All,

Thank you for all the kind comments - much appreciated!!!

Here's a close up of the "unknown" nose fuse....has a lot of similarities when compared to the Type 88 Impact fuze (same thread diameter /pitch etc), but I haven't found any documentation on it? It appears to be just a projectile nose cover - hollow inside and no internal thread (see pics)

Just has the Kure arsenal stamp and another kanji stamp (which I can't remember...)

Has anyone come across this before? Looks a bit fancy for a shipping plug, perhaps a dummy /training one?

Thoughts?

Thanks
Cheers
Drew