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They are initiators that set off slow burning water proof safety fuze to set off explosives, The tin packed with 4 initiators usually has a plastic pistol with the set which screws to the initiators which is squeezed to a point it releases a firing pin to strike the cap of the initiator. The rubber covering around the initiator suppresses the noise of the cap firing, still in use today in the British army.
See "The Boobytrap recognition manual" vol. 3 (from member D.W. Lynn) p. 51
See also "Military engineering Volume II Field Engineering Pamphlet No. 4 Demolitions" p. 110
Hi Tim, all good, thanks. Thanks for the spot on ID - I knew I'd seen them before but couldn't for the life of me remember the correct designation! Hope all is well with you? Pete
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