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English: Diagram of British No. 44 DA (Direct Action) Nose Percussion Fuze Mk IV with Cap.
No 44 was the first British fuze to incorporate a safety shutter. This version is set to open the shutter at the relatively low rotation speed of 1200-2100 rpm, indicating it is for use with low-velocity artillery such as howitzers.
Date circa 1922
date QS:P,+1922-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Plate No. 33, opposite page 106, in Treatise on Ammunition 11th Edition 1922.

Downloaded from Stephen Johnson's website http://web.ukonline.co.uk/stephen.johnson/arms/fprc44.jpg
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