First Fire, Starter and Igniter Compositions

Section 3, Part C Military Igniters, Lighters and Firing Devices 

These igniters, known also as lighters, are used for igniting safety fuses . Some are known in the US as Bickford Fuses (See Vol 3 of Encycl, p B112-L) and serve to initiate certain demolition explosives (See Vol 3 of Encycl, p D56-R) 

1) Time Blasting Fuse Igniter Ml (Friction Type) (Fig 19), consists of a paper tube which contains a wire coated with red phosphorus and a friction composition (such as consisting of 

K chlorate, charcoal and dextrin. The fuse (to be ignited) is inserted thru the open end of the tube and is held in place by an insert with inclined prongs (fuse retainer). A pull on the wire at the closed end ignites the friction pdr which in turn fires the fuse 

2) Time Blasting Fuse Igniter M2 (Weatherproof) (Fig 20) consists of a tube that holds at one end the firing mechanism, while at the other end (base) is placed a percussion primer and a pronged fuse retainer. When the release pin 

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