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whsammler1
08.02.2005, 01:29
Hello again everyone,

Here is the newest addition to the museum.

Im told its a fuze used by the german navy in ww2.

I would like to ask the membership for help in I.d.,ing this unit so that i can post an accurate description to my web site...description application ect.

As allways
Thanks very much.

greif
08.02.2005, 02:03
This is the Zeitzünder 9 (Z.Z.9) as used by the german navy. It is a mechanical time fuze with a running time from 1 to 9 minutes. It was used on land and under water to a depth of 10 meters.
The Z.Z.9 was introduced in the end of 1944. It is told that the whitish paint on the numbers and arrow lights up in the dark because it contains Radium and is highly radioactive.