French beehive fuze

[Tony]

Does anyone have a more complete picture or diagram of this well known French fuze?

By more complete, I mean when the powder is burning its way around the fuze, it must finish off by igniting the detonator. So, I?m really asking for a diagram or photo of the same fuze with detonator.

Thanks for any help.

Tony

[Tiger-pie]

Not really what you asked for, but may be of interest to you.

Regards;

Johnsy

[Tony]

Not really what you asked for, but may be of interest to you.

Regards;

Johnsy

Johnsy,

All replies are of interest.

Cheers

Tony

[spotter]

Found this online if any use,website is on bottom of picture

Edited July 2, 2007 by spotter

[Tony]

Thanks Spotter, I'll check the site out.

I bet I have a detailed description in one of my books, somewhere.

Tony

[JensF.]

The one you have has got a detonator. Its the brass tube at its lower end. There is also a version of this fuse without detonator.

[Tony]

The one you have has got a detonator. Its the brass tube at its lower end. There is also a version of this fuse without detonator.

Ahhhh.

I also have another which isn't sectioned and was bought at a market in France, although I was told it was safe, I'd like to make sure. When I got home I unscrewed the cap at the bottom and saw a tube poking out.

As I can't find the fuze at the moment, I've made an addition to the above photo showing where (from memory) the tube is.

What is it?

Tony

[JensF.]

Thats the tube of the detonator. It should be empty, or?

[Tony]

Thats the tube of the detonator. It should be empty, or?

Yes, empty.

Thanks