Some relics from the Somme

[Spitace41]

Thanks for the fuze info.

[big ned]

Hi Spitace,

Try this linky regarding German fuses and see if you can match them up!

Passion & Compassion 1914-1918 : WW1 militaria and technical documentation - artillery fuses

Regards, Ned.

[Spitace41]

Cheers big ned. I'm starting to get into these WW1 German fuzes now. Might start a collection!

[ironcross1]

Great finds , hope to see some more , cheers Raymond

[r3jmk]

The item in the last picture is I believe a section of Bangalore Torpedo used to clear pathways through uncut wire prior to advance. These were in heavy duty short pipe sections packed with HE and fitted together with a simple connector and were initiated via a fuse from a "safe" distance. They were invented in 1912 and widely used on the Western Front, I have seen many of these around the Leipzig Redoubt and have read that the wire here was particularly thick around this fortified stong point.

[WW2Hunter]

WW1 isn't realy my area of expertise,
but It might be a tail from a M.L. 2-inch or larger trench mortar (also called Lollypops or Toffee Apple trench mortar bomb).

[papabendy]

Hi the last picture is the shaft off a british toffee apple.

[ben3058]

Hi, the tubular metal item looks like the shaft of a toffee apple mortar.

[johnphillips]

i have a crazy feeling I found the long pole in that last photo three weeks ago and left it because i didn't know what it was!!