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Pistol, Nose, No. 19 Mk 1, No. 19 Mk 2, No. 20 Mk 1, No. 20 Mk 2, No. 20 Mk 3 |
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Description
The pistol consists of an aluminum upper body and a brass lower body which are bored to receive the striker. The striker has a flange, which can move in an enlarged channel in the lower body. There is a 5/32-in. brass shear pin through the striker and the upper body, holding the striker up. On the upper part of the striker is a pressure plate, which is screwed on and which has eight notches in its circumference. The vane cap, to which is riveted the vane bush and the vanes, threads onto the upper part of the striker. The vane cap and pressure plate are provided with stop pins to prevent the vane cap from screwing down and binding on the pressure plate. Opposite sides of the vane cap are cut away to receive the safety clip, in which is a clip spring that goes around the striker to hold the safety clip on. The stop pin of the safety clip fits into one of the notches in the pressure plate. A safety pin goes through the ends of the arms of the safety clip.
The Fuzes No. 20 are similar to the No. 19, except that they have Admiralty taper nose threads instead of standard threads. Pistol No. 19 Mk I is being reintroduced into service use to be employed in the nose of the GP 250lb bombs Mks I, II, and III, which were recalled to service status.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
See Also
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Source(s)
OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)
