THE NEW AUSTRIAN FIELD GUNS, 
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explodes the pellet, p, and the flame, passing backwards through the fuze, 
ignites the charge. 
2. The Time Fuze (Fig. 15).—This somewhat resembles our own B.L. 
time fuze, except in the percussion arrangement. It consists of—- 
Fig. 15. Fig. 16. 
(1) The body, Tc, threaded on its lower circumference to fit into fuze- 
hole, having a projecting shoulder on which is placed a ring of fuze com¬ 
position, and above that a neck threaded to receive the cap, b. The upper 
portion of the body is hollow, and through the centre of the base is passed 
a screw, c, with a needle-point projecting into the body of the fuze. 
(2) The brass cylindrical striker, s, furnished with a pellet of detonating 
composition in the lower end, fitting partly into the neck of fuze and partly 
into the cap. 
(8) The safety pin (not shown), which would pass through the cap and 
the hole shown in the striker. 
(4) The copper safety capsule, li, shown separately in Fig. 16. Por¬ 
tions 11 of the lower rim of the capsule are bent inwards, so as to support 
the striker. 
(5) The band of fuze composition, ar, resting on the shoulder of the 
body. 
The safety-pin is withdrawn just before the shell is placed in the gun, 
and the fuze acts subsequently thus:—Upon the shock of discharge, the 
vis inertia of the striker overcomes the resistance of the bent rim of safetj^- 
capsule, and falling to the bottom of the hollow in body of fuze, the 
detonating pellet is exploded by the pin,, c, the flame passes through the 
channel, z, in the body, and ignites the ring of fuze composition, which 
burns away until the point for which it is set is arrived at, when the flame 
fires mealed powder in a lower channel, o, the fire from which, passing 
through the fire-channel, cl, in the body of the fuze, ignites the shell 
charge. 
(C.) Cartridges. 
These are made of silk cloth,* and contain a large-grain powder 0*24 in. 
to 0‘4in. (6 mm to 10 mm ) in diameter of grain. 
They are of two descriptions—(1) service, and (2) reduced. 
Sewn partly by hand and partly by sewing machine. 
