INERT. American, Vietnam War Era, 1969 Dated, M905 Aircraft Bomb Tail Fuze. - O 2248 INERT. American, Vietnam War Era, 1969 Dated, M905 Aircraft Bomb Tail Fuze. - O 2248 Other Ammunition

This is an American, Vietnam War Era, 1969 dated M905 bomb tail fuze for high explosive bombs which is fitted with a variable time delay which was often used with the M904 nose impact fuze. The delay can be manually set from 4 to 20-seconds. The fuze could be set with an instantaneous or delay setting. The body has a grey anodised finish and is stamped round the circumference in the arming time numbers 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 and 20. The words SECONDS TO ARM are stamped below the numbers and the words UNSAFE WHEN RED next to the viewing window on the input drive housing. The words REMOVE STOP SCREW BEFORE SETTING FOR 4 SECONDS are stamped on the input drive housing next to the stop screw. The bottom of the fuze is stamped LS-DZ-1582 1-69 (January 1969 date). No licence is required to possess this inert fuse in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Price includes UK delivery. O 2248