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Another German Firing Device
- Thread starter jvollenberg
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Measurements:
Diameter of Plastic head: 25-MM
Diameter of Plastic Body: 18-MM
Diameter of Brass Body: 16-MM
Length: 136-MM (everything fully seated)
Length of Brass Body: 79-MM
Joe
Diameter of Plastic head: 25-MM
Diameter of Plastic Body: 18-MM
Diameter of Brass Body: 16-MM
Length: 136-MM (everything fully seated)
Length of Brass Body: 79-MM
Joe
Bellifortis
Well-Known Member
Hallo Joe,
this device is an invention of "Dynamit Nobel" company. It's name is "Ausloesevorrichtung fuer Signal-und Alarmanlagen" (Igniter for Signal-and Alarmdevices". It can be recocked easily and so be used many times. There is a patent on this by Dynamit Nobel, I think from the 80s, when it still was a german company. DN was smashed up and the pieces sold. The military part now belongs to Israeli company Rafael. Your igniter was ment as a new device for perimeter-defence ground flares, but somehow it never caught up. Personally I think that it is a very nice design because of its easy recockability and easy set-up.
Regards,
Bellifortis.
this device is an invention of "Dynamit Nobel" company. It's name is "Ausloesevorrichtung fuer Signal-und Alarmanlagen" (Igniter for Signal-and Alarmdevices". It can be recocked easily and so be used many times. There is a patent on this by Dynamit Nobel, I think from the 80s, when it still was a german company. DN was smashed up and the pieces sold. The military part now belongs to Israeli company Rafael. Your igniter was ment as a new device for perimeter-defence ground flares, but somehow it never caught up. Personally I think that it is a very nice design because of its easy recockability and easy set-up.
Regards,
Bellifortis.