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24thMichigan
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Watercap Fuses
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October 09, 2015, 07:25:11 PM »
I'm probably missing something obvious, but why do some watercap fuses have "ORD D" stamped on the top and others have just "ORD?" Can't find the explanation in the fuse book I have. Thank you.
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John D. Bartleson Jr.
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October 09, 2015, 08:06:22 PM »
Probably because they are made by different manufacturers. stands for Ordnance Department.
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CarlS
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October 10, 2015, 12:46:22 AM »
"D" stands for dud. It is a predetermination that the fuse will not work when used.
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Carl
24thMichigan
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October 10, 2015, 01:20:09 AM »
Really?
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divedigger
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October 10, 2015, 06:42:51 AM »
no not really
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CarlS
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October 10, 2015, 08:12:38 AM »
As DiveDigger said: No. It was a bad attempt by me at being humorous since I didn't have a good answer for you. Good question and I don't know and am looking forward to someone who reads this to have an answer. Thanks for asking.
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24thMichigan
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Re: Watercap Fuses
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October 10, 2015, 11:04:37 AM »
That was good. I've looked in all of the books I have and can't find anything about it.
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6lbgun
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October 10, 2015, 12:28:15 PM »
Probably because they are made by different manufacturers. stands for Ordnance Department.
John
I think John is correct. One manufacturer stamping ORD for ordnance, and another manufacturer adding a D for department.
Does the separate D show up on a specific year?
Dan
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CarlS
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October 10, 2015, 01:08:41 PM »
The "D" for Department makes perfect sense. Now that you mention it I seem to recall having heard that long ago.
Regarding years mine are packed away so I can't say what I have and don't have with a "D". But the Chuck Jones Book shows a few examples and the ones I can make out clearly are all '63 and '64 versions.
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divedigger
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Re: Watercap Fuses
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October 10, 2015, 01:28:12 PM »
I think all years have it, my 1859, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864 and the long shank 1863 are marked both ways. I dont have any other years
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24thMichigan
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October 10, 2015, 01:37:34 PM »
I did not see a correlation with specific years.
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