I"ve been collecting different varieties of the German fuzes and studying how they work and couldn't quite understand this one. Your video explained it very well. Thanks for the info. And thanks for all your videos. Watching your ZZ35 video is what sparked my interest in collecting these unique devices. They are basically the same concept as our modern day Striker Fire handguns like the Glock or M&P. Before watching your videos, I thought the Striker fire mechanism was a modern day engineering design. Now I realize the Germans had invented it way back in the 1930's. Amazing what studying history can teach you.
Glad they were helpful to you. Unfortunately these things are quite addicting lol. You start collecting and soon you have fuzes you never thought you wanted.
Glad to see you're back in it. I was getting ready to "send the dogs out" to search for you. Interesting fuse but complex. Leave it to the Germans. Lol Those tiny pins could be a pain to get back in.
I like your videos on fuzes. I collect them as well and I would like to know what primers do you use. The 209 primer is too big big, i tried that but you mentioned Remington. What is the exact one you use? Thank you and a happy new year from Germany.
Hi - nice video. Thanks for taking the time to share. In order to fix the war time conversion, did you have to machine an entirely new plunger/pull rod or did you just braze an extension cap onto the existing rod? The pins you made look like you cut pieces of wire - is this correct or are they actually ball bearings? Thanks again for sharing.
What is the size of the two retaining balls that hold the striker in place? I have to replace them as the ones I have obtained didn't have them with the parts.
I"ve been collecting different varieties of the German fuzes and studying how they work and couldn't quite understand this one. Your video explained it very well. Thanks for the info. And thanks for all your videos. Watching your ZZ35 video is what sparked my interest in collecting these unique devices. They are basically the same concept as our modern day Striker Fire handguns like the Glock or M&P. Before watching your videos, I thought the Striker fire mechanism was a modern day engineering design. Now I realize the Germans had invented it way back in the 1930's. Amazing what studying history can teach you.
Glad they were helpful to you. Unfortunately these things are quite addicting lol. You start collecting and soon you have fuzes you never thought you wanted.
Striker fired handguns go way back. John Browning's FN model 1900 was striker fired, and there were probably some even before.
Its brilliant. Beautiful engineering in that old German tech, almost art you could say. You've got some great stuff brother please keep'em coming.
Very under rated video. Thank you so much for making this, Now off to watch your S Mi Z 35 video :D
Thanks yeah I have a few videos on german fuzes hope you enjoy them.
Glad to see you're back in it. I was getting ready to "send the dogs out" to search for you. Interesting fuse but complex. Leave it to the Germans. Lol Those tiny pins could be a pain to get back in.
They are, I use cosmoline or vaseline to hold them in place to make it a bit easier.
I like your videos on fuzes. I collect them as well and I would like to know what primers do you use. The 209 primer is too big big, i tried that but you mentioned Remington. What is the exact one you use? Thank you and a happy new year from Germany.
I think the primers I have are remington #57. Unfortunately not made anymore
Hi - nice video. Thanks for taking the time to share. In order to fix the war time conversion, did you have to machine an entirely new plunger/pull rod or did you just braze an extension cap onto the existing rod? The pins you made look like you cut pieces of wire - is this correct or are they actually ball bearings? Thanks again for sharing.
Just epoxied an extension that I machined. They are made using wire rather than ballbearings in the brass ones. S mine zunder uses ballbearings.
What is the size of the two retaining balls that hold the striker in place? I have to replace them as the ones I have obtained didn't have them with the parts.
They are just pins made of brass or copper just slightly smaller than the holes
Thanks now to figure out the hole size and then find some brass wire.
I think I used copper wire from electrical wire that fit in the hole.
Just curious does the Z.Z. 35 use the pins or retaining balls like the S.Mi.Z.35 fuze?
Pins IIRC.