Notes on German fuzes and typical French and Belgian fuzes

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FRENCH FUZES.
Designation. Fig. 1. Fuse"c a double effet de 32/81, Modele
1897*
Fig. 2. Fusee &double efet de 30/55, Modele 1889 A
Used with.—
Fig. 1used with75 mm. field gun:1897, 1897aand 1897m
patterns shrapnel.
Fig. 2 used with155 mm., 120 mm. and 75 mm. guns.
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Nature. Time and percussion.
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Graduations. The fuzes az-e graduated in seconds and halfseconds
by means of the oval holes on the spiral, as shown in the
plate. Intermediate tenths of a second are indicated by four
vertical lines between the large and. small holes.
The setting of the fuze is indicated by a square hole punched
in the spiral, the position of the left edge of this square hole
giving the fuze-setting in tenths of a second.
In Fig. 1 the large holes are numbered from 1-24, and in
Fig. 2, from 1-49, these numbers being equivalent to seconds.
Material.— Brass.
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Remarks. For manufacturers' marks borne by these fuzes,
see "Remarks" on page 196.
• A similar fuze, viz., "Fusee a double effet de 30/88, Modele 1884," is
employed with 80 mm., 90 ram., 95 ram. and 120 mm. guns.
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t Similar fuzes, viz., "Fusee a double effet de siege de '30/65, Modele 1882
M.93" and "Fusee a double effet de siege de 40/65, Modele 1880 M.93," are
used with 120 mm. and 155 mm. guns, and mortars of 220 mm. and larger
calibres. . :