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K85M
#WIP FUZES
Region
Switzerland
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Armament 60, 81 and 120 mm smoothbore mortar bombs. Development By Degen to meet a Swiss Army requirement; qualified by the Federal Ammunition Factory in 1991 for use by the Swiss Army. Description This is a mechanical nose fuze providing super-quick action. In the rest position the firing train is interrupted by an out-of-line detonator, held safe by two safety devices, a pull-out safety wire and a setback pin. The wire is removed before loading; on firing, the setback pin pulls clear of the detonator carrier
which moves into alignment under the restraint of an escapement mechanism There are four variant models of this fuze; the K85M is threaded 1.5 in 12 tpi UNS 2A; the K85 Special is threaded M38 × 2 with a 46 mm diameter body, for use in 82 mm bombs; the K85 ( V19P ) is threaded 35.8 × 2 mm with a 47.55 mm diameter body to suit French and other bombs threaded to the Hotchkiss Brandt fuze well gauge; and the K85 Modified can be threaded to suit customer requirements. Manufacturer Degen & Company AG.