Description
The 5 oz. Stock Demolition Charge Mk I and 7 oz. Stock Demolition Charge Mk II are exactly the same, except that the latter is 2 inches longer than the former. The 5 oz. Charge Mk I is a small, linear cavity charge, consisting of a tin outer casing 6 in. x 1-5/16 in. x 2 in., with an 80° angled copper arch fitted so that the apex is 1 3/8 in. above the base. The charge is designed to cut 1 inch of steel. Two Cordtex leads are led through a groove in the top of the charge, above a series of primer pellets, and are held in place by four straps soldered to the outer casing. About 4 1/2 inches of the Cordtex project from either end of the charge as leads. A 10 inch tinned copper wire is soldered to each corner of the charge to provide a method of fixing the charge, or of connecting two or more charges together.
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Source(s)
OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)
