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Maximum diameter

Total weight

Filling

Red Dye - ortho methoxy

phenylazo B - naphtol

Potassium chlorate

Lactose

Unidentified light oily

material

HANDRAUCHZEICHEN (ROT)

Total weight of filling

This signal is included as an example of many German colored smoke signals. It is a cardboard cylinder with a cardboard pull tape lid at the fuze end and a glued in card-board disc with an emission hole at the other end. The whole signal is wrapped in red paraffined paper upon which the name and intructions are printed. Beneath the pull tape lid is a cardboard striker ring, one half the top side which is coated with a red phosphor-us abrasive mix. A paper was separates this and the match head. Beneath the match head is a cardboard inner cover and a wire screen. A perforated metal cylinder contain-ing the quickmatch sheath is partitioned in the middle by a cardboard disc which is im-pregnated with gunpowder and has two diametrically opposite holes in it. At the emission end is another wire screen and the cardboard disc with a tissue paper covered emission hole.

By striking the striker ring on the match head the quickmatch is ignited. This burns its entire length and ignites the gunpowder disc which is in direct contact with the inflamm-able smoke mixture. Smoke is then emitted at both ends of the cylinder. The signal may be placed or thrown. Its primary purpose is a a signal from the ground to an air observer.

German smoke signals mumbers 350, 160, and 80 wich are orange are analogue to this signal but differ in some respects. There are also similar signals in yellow and violet.