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Posted: 9/21/2005 4:05:41 PM EDT
 it has Japanese writing on it ,so I would geuss WWII? possibly pre-WWII? it is made of brass |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 4:06:48 PM EDT
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Looks like one of those spinning-type fuses from an air dropped bomb |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 4:07:42 PM EDT
[#2]
Illudium Q38 space modulator
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Posted: 9/21/2005 4:07:49 PM EDT
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Isn't that a fuze for a bomb? The fins spin while in flight and the bomb detonates when it stops spinning? (remember the scene from Pearl Harbor when the guy thought it was a dud?)
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Posted: 9/21/2005 4:11:13 PM EDT
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I don't know what it is, but the rotation of the fins usually arms the fuze. |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 4:32:29 PM EDT
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Size? Weight? Looks more like a large mortar fuze. How do you know it's inert?
matthew |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 4:35:23 PM EDT
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reminds me of torpedo fuses: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.spanamwar.com/torpedopistol.jpg&imgrefurl=www.spanamwar.com/torpedo.htm&h=275&w=172&sz=8&tbnid=MInScPM2DC4J:&tbnh=109&tbnw=68&hl=en&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtorpedo%2Bfuse%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official_s%26sa%3DN |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 4:47:21 PM EDT
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Quoted:
reminds me of torpedo fuses:  Spanish American war era torpedo fuze |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 4:48:28 PM EDT
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some kind of subordnance
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Posted: 9/21/2005 4:52:20 PM EDT
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It looks like a nose fuse to a Japanese aircraft bomb.
This bomb's designation is: 10kg HE Type 94 "Substitute". Your fuse is a little different, but they appear to be similar. Edited after comparing the fuses 
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Posted: 9/21/2005 5:13:20 PM EDT
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If you could post a good close-up photo of the writing, I could read it.
And possibly ID it too. |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 5:23:24 PM EDT
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Concrete case? Did they start using these towards the end of the war when strategic materials like steel became scarce? |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 5:27:59 PM EDT
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Do you have any dimensions on the fuze, fellow EOD tech bmick325 has found a close candidate. I will check my pubs at home tonight. |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 5:30:16 PM EDT
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Long Lance torp fuze?
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Posted: 9/21/2005 5:35:27 PM EDT
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I think I found it, it looks like a Fuze, Bomb, Impact, A-2(b) Type 12 Year
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Posted: 9/21/2005 5:42:27 PM EDT
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Without reading the thread,
I'd guess an iron bomb fuse. |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 6:00:41 PM EDT
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  I tried to write it on paper so you could see it better the X looks kind of like two crossed cannons? |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 6:50:30 PM EDT
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The last 3 characters are the date “Shouwa 18” which would be 1943. I am not sure what the crossed cannons mean. The first character might be "siyou" which means factory or workplace.  Maybe a rubbing would be better? |
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Posted: 9/21/2005 7:13:35 PM EDT
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I knew you would have that pub. 
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Posted: 9/21/2005 9:20:11 PM EDT
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I tried using a piece of paper and a pencil to get a rubbing image but the character is too faint, it could be that character? probably an arsenal stamp |
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