The mariners' handbook; a convenient reference book for navigators, yachtsmen, and seamen of all classes (1906)
International Correspondence Schools, Roden, Ernest Konrad, 1866-, International Correspondence Schools. Pocketbook · Scranton, Pa. : International Textbook Co. · leaf 240
thispurpose; and it is thenature of this devicethat, to a great ex-tent, determines theindividuality of themany patented fusesthat are in commonuse. Two characteristic devices are shown in Figs. 1 and 2.In the Navy percussion fuse. Fig. 1, the plunger P is held inplace by a brittle wire that is… … Fig. 2 208 NAVAL ORDXANCE and as the projectile moves forwards, the plunger is thrownto the rear of the cavity in which it fits. When the shellstrikes, the plunger flies forwards and pierces the cap. Theflame from the explosion of the cap flashes through severalchannels (not shown) to the interior…
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