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Firing Device
- Thread starter jvollenberg
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Wanted to bump this one time and see if anyone knows anything, especially the country of origin, of the firing device.
Joe
Joe
Hi Joe
I am 98% certain that this pressure switch is British in origin, however I am afraid that I do not have any published material to confirm the fact.
Anecdotal evidence says that they were issued at the same time as Switch Pull L2A1 which was circa 1970 - 71, before the introduction of the Firing Device DMLF1A1 Combination Booby Trap Switch around 1972. If you compare your example of Switch Pull L2A1 with this Firing Device, you will note the similarities in the positive safety pin, which may suggest a common origin - Somewhat over engineered for it's purpose, when a simple split pin would suffice.
Will let you know if I find out more, and if anyone else can add some detail, it would be most welcome.
Cheers
Switch
I am 98% certain that this pressure switch is British in origin, however I am afraid that I do not have any published material to confirm the fact.
Anecdotal evidence says that they were issued at the same time as Switch Pull L2A1 which was circa 1970 - 71, before the introduction of the Firing Device DMLF1A1 Combination Booby Trap Switch around 1972. If you compare your example of Switch Pull L2A1 with this Firing Device, you will note the similarities in the positive safety pin, which may suggest a common origin - Somewhat over engineered for it's purpose, when a simple split pin would suffice.
Will let you know if I find out more, and if anyone else can add some detail, it would be most welcome.
Cheers
Switch
Hi Joe
Thanks for the X-ray. Always interesting to see an inside view.
I had the opportunity to talk to a couple of people who I regard as extremely knowledgeable on British Switches the other weekend, and show them my copy of this Switch. Neither of them could positively identify it as British, and could not recall ever seeing it listed in any Official British documentation, which somewhat dents my previous theory.
Apparently there was quite a bit of development work conducted in the UK, circa 1970 designing "new" Switches to replace models dating from World War 2, however they could not positively link this Switch to that programme. Sorry I cannot be more help, but I will certainly keep you posted if I can find out more.
Cheers
Switch
Thanks for the X-ray. Always interesting to see an inside view.
I had the opportunity to talk to a couple of people who I regard as extremely knowledgeable on British Switches the other weekend, and show them my copy of this Switch. Neither of them could positively identify it as British, and could not recall ever seeing it listed in any Official British documentation, which somewhat dents my previous theory.
Apparently there was quite a bit of development work conducted in the UK, circa 1970 designing "new" Switches to replace models dating from World War 2, however they could not positively link this Switch to that programme. Sorry I cannot be more help, but I will certainly keep you posted if I can find out more.
Cheers
Switch
My AT apprenticeship was 1978 - 1980 and this item was not in Ammo & Explosives Regulations then. At that time pamphlets typically dated from the 1960s to the mid 1970s, with some information included in those from the 1950s or earlier, depending on whether the ammunition detailed in them was still in service.