Anyone recognizing this Tube?
Article about: This one ik have already for a while without knowing what it is. Its a Tube, with at one side thread for screwing on a cap. Messurements are 33cm length by 4cm width, with some armygreen sti
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Re: Anyone recognizing this Tube?
It looks like a tube to contain guncotton primers, I think you might find a photo on the Mills grenade web site. I have a primer box with an original tube and repro primers. If I ever learn to I'll post a picture on the forum.
Happy New Year to all
Tiffy
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Re: Anyone recognizing this Tube?
Definitely MkII 1oz guncotton primer tube - I have one somewhere too - Have seen a few references to them being part of the standard demolition charge kit and also used in a few Home Guard improvised weapons too - IIRC the Flame Fougasse was one.
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Re: Anyone recognizing this Tube?
Thanks to you to Nick!
Thanks to both of you to me too now it is definatly a gun cotton tin
Still looking on the internet, but i can't find the exact use of it.
Is it flamable cotton to ignite something? Or just to clean something?
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Re: Anyone recognizing this Tube?
Look up Cellulose Trinitrate. In short it is cotton which has been treated with concentrated nitric & sulphric acid (in a heated mixture), the cellulose structure of the cotton is altered with the loss of some hydroxide ions (OH) and their replacement with nitrate ions (NO2). It burns readily at 1 atmosphere and close to explosively when encased.
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