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The screw collar retains the needle disc in position. It screws Screw collar
into the body over the screw plug, having two slots cut in its upper
edge for that purpose.
The 8afety plug screws into the top over the screw collar and Safety plug.
prevents accidents in transport and storage. It must be removed at
the moment of loading ; for this purpose a slot is cut across the
upper surface of it. The top is marked with an arrow and the word
"unscrew," showing the direction to turn. The flat arm of the
" Key, fuze, universal " will fit the slot in the safety plug.
The exterior of the fuze is lacquered, and the fuze is carefully Waterproof
waterproofed, by putting a little Pettman's cement on the threads of ing-
the plug for needle disc, edge of needle disc, screw collar and bottom
plug before screwii g them in, and finally painting the top of the
fuze, below the safety plug with the same cement, so as to completely
cover the needle disc ; and also painting the bottom of the fuze
completely over. The needle is now soldered to the needle disc to
improve the water-tightness of the fuze.
The weight of the fuze, without safety plug, is about 5 oz.,
weight of plug, about 6 drs.
Fuzes manufactured or repaired before 27th June, 1894, are 9906.
without the tinfoil disc under the detonating composition and will, as
soon as they are replaced, be withdrawn.
The fuze, being prepared by simply removing the safety plug, is Action.
quiescent in all its parts till direct impact takes place, or a graze at
such an angle that the nose of tho shell enters the ground. When
either of these events occurs tba needle is crushed down on to the
detoDating composition, which fires, and ignites the mealed powder
in the conical holes and the fine grain powder. The flash therefrom
blows down into shell and fires the charge.
The head of the needle being some distance below the head of the
faze, it cannot be touched or forced down on the detonating compo
sition when any ordinary rammer is used for loading.
Fuze, Percussion, D.A., with Cap, No. 1, Mark II, L, in general §§ 5210,9672,
construction is similar to that above described. The body, 9906, 10087,
10322.
Mark II.
Fuze, Percussion, Direct Action, with Cap, No. 1, Mark II, Metal, L.
Five in a Tin Cylinder.
Scale, full si p.

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PETTMAN'S CEMENT.
■*** BRASS OISC.
■*« COPPER WASHER.
TIN FOIL OISC.
-«+ OETONATINC COMPOSITION.
-m* POWDER PRIMINC
■<** WHITE FINE PAPER OISC
C.S. TAPER,
-w* PISTOL POWDER; OR R.F.C?
— OISC OF SHALLOON-.ANO.
~{ DISC OF WHITE FINE PAPER.
iffl ill HI ■ PETTMAN'S CEMENT.
howevtr, is not screwed throughout its entire length, the upper
portion being turned to receive a cap. The hitter fits over
the top and has a milled edge. On each side a X"H'laPc<;' s'ot
is cut in it to fit over two brass pins whieh screw into the body.