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[StartQuote] Hi Steve, You wanted details! Here are some DETAILS. This is how the selector dial looks and works. I hope these help. Just FYI, it was a Mark VI Depth Charge (total weight 420 lbs, explosive weight 300 lbs of TNT) and a Type C Roll-Off Rack. By the way, both 80 foot Elco and 78 foot Higgins PT boats used these same weapons. Jerry Here is a photo of the dial: [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Depthcharge_fuze_Mark9_Mod4.jpg[/image] Here is a drawing of same: [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/00000021-1.jpg[/image] Here is a picture of external of Mark VI Depth Charge: [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/00000019.jpg[/image] Here is a cutaway of Depth Charge: [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/00000020.jpg[/image] Here is a cutaway of exploder (Pistol and Booster Extender) mechanism: [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/00000022.jpg[/image] Jerry Gilmartin[EndQuote]
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