Description
The pistol consists of an aluminum body threaded at the bottom to screw into the float, and a steel striker which rests on a creep spring and is prevented from rotating by a longitudinal guide key moving in a groove in the striker body. A safety pin passes through the pistol and striker bodies. On the upper end of the striker are threads for the vane collar and the vanes, and to these is attached a vane cap to protect the threads of the striker. A transit clip fits between the vane collar and the pistol body.
This pistol is similar to the obsolete No. 5B, except that the body is aluminum and has no body threads. The arming vanes are secured to the vane collar by screws, and the No. 5B has a guide screw engaging the striker groove, rather than a long key.
The Pistol No. 23 Mk I is the same as the No. 23, except that it has a black plastic body.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
See Also
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Source(s)
OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)
