INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a German WW1, Dopp Zc/92 time and percussion nose fuze. The fuze, designated the Dopp Z 92 (Doppel Zunder 1892) was first issued in 1892 and was superseded by the Dopp.Z.92nF when it was adopted in 1915. The fuze is made of brass is stamped round the top DoppZc/92 Sb. The fuze was used with shrapnel projectiles in 15cm long guns, the 10cm ’04 & ’10 10cm guns, 9cm gun 13cm shrapnel shell, the 15cm shell 88/14/17 and shrapnel shell 13. This would appear to be a First World War battlefield pickup due to it being a fired fuze which is in excellent condition with no corrosion with no signs of corrosion and is virtually unmarked. See pages 116 and 117 in Notes on German Fuzes and typical French and Belgian Fuzes published by H.M.S.O. 1ST January 1918. The fuze is in excellent external condition and the price includes UK delivery. No licence is required to possess this inert fuse in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2209