Describes the base fuze called the "Hotchkiss".

Gives a brief overview of British fuzes.

Describes two fuzes that are similar in construction and function.

Details the numbering system used by the British on their fuzes.

Describes some detonators used in British fuzes.

A description of the mortar fuze No. 152.

This fuze was used in naval shells 5.5 inch and above.

These two fuzes belong in the group of fuzes that were numbered using a simplified system. They were used in 76 to 120mm shells.

This fuze was used in 76 to 84mm shells and had a bet each way as it was designed to function on either impact, graze or time.

A very early impact fuze dating to 1910 and it was used in the then new Lyddite filled shell up to 14 inch naval.

Introduced in 1920 this fuze is the No. 45 but with the magazine filled with gunpowder.

This fuze was used in the HE projectile colloquially known as the "Flying dustbin"

This fuze was used 76mm Armoured Car HE-T shell.

A very simple fuze used in mortar HE shells.

A very early and sensitive fuze for use against aircraft.

This fuze shows the thinking common when it was developed. It uses a fly-off tape as part of the arming system.

This fuze was used in a large range of shells from 2.75 inch to 18 inch.

Similar to the 152 fuze this was used in 4.2 inch, 3 inch and 81mm mortar projectiles.

This fuze was used during WWI in the then new Lyddite filled shells.

A long serving fuze used throughout WWII and Korea.

Introduced in 1940 for use in 12 inch road artillery.

Introduced in 1913 this the first fuze to use a centrifugally operated shutter.

This fuze was used exclusively in star shell in the land service.

This fuze was used in HE and bursting smoke role in 25pr, 5.5 inch and 7.2 inch ammunition

This fuze was used in smoke, flare, Illuminating and chemical shell in 25pr and 5.5 inch ammunition.

An interwar fuze used in naval star shell. I was adopted in 1925.

This fuze used a German clockwork mechanism made under licence and it was used in naval and land service AA shells.

This fuze was used 105mm, 76mm, 20pr and 3 inch smoke shells.

Introduced in 1925 as a time fuze for naval star shell.

This fuze was originally designed for use in the No.69 grenade but was later applied to other grenades.

This fuze was introduced in 1909 for naval service.

This fuze was introduced in 1905 and used a German designed combustion time system. It was the first of the new 2 inch fuze hole gauge.