From: bolton8@juno.com
Date: Wed Apr 05 2006 - 06:45:05 PDT
>
> In that case its a detonator. Note, the 1st post says the projectile
was 5" long. seems like a
> 40mm round complete would be much longer?
>
I still have some of my inert training aids. And yes they ARE inert.
M118 40mm HE for the M79 is 4 inches. (hi/low propulsion case
w/projectile)
40mm Bofors projectile w/proximity fuze is 6 inches. (trivia: proximity
fuze was largely developed by Eastman Kodak Company in 1942)
Most likely it was a percussion element fuze attached to the projectile.
The slamming of this ert fuze on the table caused the detonator pin to
break loose and strike a very old and unstable primer. Chain reaction
followed.
LANCE
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