Fuze ID needed

[CultOfOne]

Hi all,

Just acquired a new fuze for the collection but have no info on it whatsoever, I've had a look through all the reference documents I have, but can't find a match for it, it's all brass and the only marking on it is "PW 8 14" on the timer ring. Could anyone help with an ID? Cheers.

The first couple of pictures are the fuze in question alongside a No 80 IV for size comparison:

 

[CultOfOne]

 

[LEAFLET]

Hello CultOfOne,
This fuze might be the time fuze No 2 from the old Dutch Indonesian Army (NIL).
The time Indonesia was a kolonie of the Netherlands there was a Factory for the NIL overthrew called:
Pyrotechnische Werkplaats (PW) See the numbered ring PW 8 14
The poor drawing is the only one I have.

 

[LEAFLET]

overthrew = overthere

 

[Dreamk]

The PW (Pyrotechnische Werkplaats) in Bandoeng was a factory which activity is not enough known and is worth researching. Originally estab;lished as an artillery facility, it swiftly went to produce a wide range of explosive munitions including aircraft bombs - some of according to regular Nederland navy and airforce models but some of quite original design.
This photograph shows a presentation of the range of PW products around 1941 (on the extreme right a 200kg bomb without fuze)


and here is a photograph from 1939 showing bombs produced there - on each side are American type bombs (M30 series - the filling of them was done at Bandoeng, the bodies being imported from the US) and in the center 3 original designs of the PW Bandoeng. I'd love to get more details on these last bombs



and a coiple of photographs of the bomb production line there in 1941:

 

[CultOfOne]

Hello CultOfOne,
This fuze might be the time fuze No 2 from the old Dutch Indonesian Army (NIL).
The time Indonesia was a kolonie of the Netherlands there was a Factory for the NIL overthrew called:
Pyrotechnische Werkplaats (PW) See the numbered ring PW 8 14
The poor drawing is the only one I have.

That looks very close to this one, except that the one I have has a needle for a precision pellet in the bottom, and quite deep internal base threads (see below) both of which don't feature on the image of the No 2, possibly a slight variant? from the Netherlands?... Thanks Leaflet.

 

[sgdbdr]

What about this one ?

 

[CultOfOne]

What about this one ?

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I think we have a winner sqdbdr, that one looks to be a perfect match, I've had the fuze apart again and checked everything in the drawing and eveything matches do you have any other info/documents regarding the No7? cheers

 

[MINENAZ16]

I think we have a winner sqdbdr, that one looks to be a perfect match, I've had the fuze apart again and checked everything in the drawing and eveything matches do you have any other info/documents regarding the No7? cheers

I'm sure Greif could help.

 

[LEAFLET]

I think that is the perfect match . well done sgdbdr.

 

[greif]

It is indeed the Tijdschokbuis No. 7 (Time and Percussion Fuze No. 7) as used by the Dutch Colonial Army KNIL. It was used on shrapnell and incendiary projectiles which were fired from the 7,5 cm short and long models breech loading guns, Dutch designations Kanon van 7 cm KA (short breech loading) and Kanon van 7 cm LA (long breech loading). Some pictures.

 

[CultOfOne]

It is indeed the Tijdschokbuis No. 7 (Time and Percussion Fuze No. 7) as used by the Dutch Colonial Army KNIL. It was used on shrapnell and incendiary projectiles which were fired from the 7,5 cm short and long models breech loading guns, Dutch designations Kanon van 7 cm KA (short breech loading) and Kanon van 7 cm LA (long breech loading). Some pictures.

Thanks greif for the confirmation and info, much appreciated, could I ask (if you know) what year was this fuze first brought into service? and when it was made obsolete? Many thanks.

 

[greif]

Thanks greif for the confirmation and info, much appreciated, could I ask (if you know) what year was this fuze first brought into service? and when it was made obsolete? Many thanks.

I don't know the exact years the fuze was in the inventory, only that the guns I mentioned were brought into service in 1883 (7 cm LA) and 1886 (7 cm KA). In 1933 the fuze was still in the inventory, but in 1935 both guns were not listed anymore.