GERMAN CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL |
Part I - GROUND WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION |
Section Q - SIGNAL PISTOLS AND AMMUNITION |
I–Q–27 |
CARTRIDGE, ALARM FLARE* |
GERMAN DESIGNATION: | Alarmschusspatrone |
CARTRIDGE CASE MATERIAL: | Metal |
MARKINGS: | Closing cap |
Painted black and extends over out-side of cart-rigde case |
Body | Painted black | |
Alarmschusspatrone (Stencilled in black) | ||
Base | Milled over half the circumference |
CALIBRE: | 1.04 inches |
LENGTH: | 3.25 inches |
WEIGHT: | 2.5 ounces |
ACTION: | Burst of flame 6 feet long |
PERFORMANCE: | Radius of illumination | 50 feet |
Duration of flame | 10 seconds |
NOTES: |
* This cartridge should not be fired from the signal pistol; it is used in the trip-wire alarm. This is a device mounted on a picket and attached to a trip wire so that disturbing the wire causes the cartridge to function. |