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Ordnance, Explosives, and Related Items

 

1394-424

Description

This is a pull type firing device used to initiate either boobytrap installations or demolition charges. It is designed to operate when a direct pull is exerted on a trip wire attached to the release pin. It fires a percussion cap in a holder which can be connected either to instantaneous fuse or to a Detonator No. 8.

Functioning

No information about functioning.

See Also

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Source(s)

OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance (1946)