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FRICTION DETONATOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Demolition (Military)
DEF

... a blasting cap, a fuze and a pull type fuze lighter for detonating an explosive charge.

CONT

The bombs, concealed in a bag, were detonated by border guards. They were described as pipes packed with explosive, glass balls and shrapnel and designed to be set off by a friction detonator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Destruction (Militaire)
CONT

Pour utiliser la grenade, on dévisse l'embout et on tire sur la corde, qui arrache une tige d'acier traversant le détonateur à friction. On dispose alors de cinq secondes avant l'explosion.

OBS

Un rugueux est une petite pièce rugueuse sur laquelle peut venir frotter un élément porteur d'une composition sensible à la friction.

Spanish

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